Spire Healthcare Thames Valley lists back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) from £10,539. Of the 77 published prices we hold it ranks 40th, £9 above the median of £10,530. The nearest we hold either side are Cardiff at £10,530 and Hartswood at £10,549.
Every published price for back surgery
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £8,995 | −£1,544 |
| Cheshire | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,112 | −£1,427 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,222 | −£1,317 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,345 | −£1,194 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,371 | −£1,168 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,398 | −£1,141 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | −£1,139 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | −£1,139 |
| Hull and East Riding | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,450 | −£1,089 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,463 | −£1,076 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,484 | −£1,055 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,516 | −£1,023 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,530 | −£1,009 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,570 | −£969 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,580 | −£959 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,590 | −£949 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,610 | −£929 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,658 | −£881 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £9,710 | −£829 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,717 | −£822 |
| Bristol | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,720 | −£819 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,733 | −£806 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,750 | −£789 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,898 | −£641 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | −£636 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | −£636 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,946 | −£593 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,954 | −£585 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,962 | −£577 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,984 | −£555 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,220 | −£319 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,268 | −£271 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,309 | −£230 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,333 | −£206 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,400 | −£139 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,432 | −£107 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,450 | −£89 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,463 | −£76 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,530 | −£9 |
| Thames Valley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,539 | — |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,549 | +£10 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,625 | +£86 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,644 | +£105 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,675 | +£136 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,680 | +£141 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,733 | +£194 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,748 | +£209 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,785 | +£246 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,897 | +£358 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,016 | +£477 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,032 | +£493 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,041 | +£502 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£521 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£521 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,093 | +£554 |
| Bushey | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,120 | +£581 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,131 | +£592 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,142 | +£603 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,161 | +£622 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,179 | +£640 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,245 | +£706 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,314 | +£775 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,330 | +£791 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,366 | +£827 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,470 | +£931 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,518 | +£979 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,560 | +£1,021 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,568 | +£1,029 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,679 | +£1,140 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,831 | +£1,292 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,963 | +£1,424 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,177 | +£1,638 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,180 | +£1,641 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £12,410 | +£1,871 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,207 | +£2,668 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,480 | +£2,941 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £14,586 | +£4,047 |
Compare back surgery prices across all 77 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 22 treatments. See all Thames Valley prices.
Where it sits on the Thames Valley list
Of the 22 treatments Thames Valley publishes a price for, this ranks 20 by cost. The list there runs £1,578 to £16,090 with a median of £4,359, so back surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £10,539?
At £10,539 this is the kind of bill cover exists for — but only cover bought before the problem. The back surgery you already need at Thames Valley is pre-existing and excluded, so a policy taken out now would not pay it. Comparing UK cover · brokers · UK insurers
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire Thames Valley Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-thames-valley-hospital/treatments/a-z/back-surgery-spinal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.