Spire Healthcare Wellesley lists back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) from £9,400. Of the 77 published prices we hold it ranks 8th, £1,130 below the median of £10,530 (11%). The nearest we hold either side are St Anthonys at £9,400 and Hull and East Riding at £9,450.
Every published price for back surgery
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £8,995 | −£405 |
| Cheshire | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,112 | −£288 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,222 | −£178 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,345 | −£55 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,371 | −£29 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,398 | −£2 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | same |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,400 | — |
| Hull and East Riding | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,450 | +£50 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,463 | +£63 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,484 | +£84 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,516 | +£116 |
| Methley Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,530 | +£130 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,570 | +£170 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,580 | +£180 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,590 | +£190 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,610 | +£210 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,658 | +£258 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £9,710 | +£310 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,717 | +£317 |
| Bristol | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,720 | +£320 |
| Leicester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,733 | +£333 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,750 | +£350 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,898 | +£498 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | +£503 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,903 | +£503 |
| Manchester | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,946 | +£546 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,954 | +£554 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,962 | +£562 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £9,984 | +£584 |
| Parkway | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,220 | +£820 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,268 | +£868 |
| London East | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,309 | +£909 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,333 | +£933 |
| Liverpool | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,400 | +£1,000 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,432 | +£1,032 |
| Washington | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,450 | +£1,050 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,463 | +£1,063 |
| Cardiff | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,530 | +£1,130 |
| Thames Valley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,539 | +£1,139 |
| Hartswood | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,549 | +£1,149 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,625 | +£1,225 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,644 | +£1,244 |
| Little Aston | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,675 | +£1,275 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,680 | +£1,280 |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,733 | +£1,333 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,748 | +£1,348 |
| St Anthonys | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,785 | +£1,385 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £10,897 | +£1,497 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,016 | +£1,616 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,032 | +£1,632 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,041 | — |
| Fylde Coast | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£1,660 |
| Nottingham | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,060 | +£1,660 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,093 | +£1,693 |
| Bushey | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,120 | +£1,720 |
| Harpenden | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,131 | +£1,731 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,142 | +£1,742 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,161 | +£1,761 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,179 | +£1,779 |
| Clare Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,245 | +£1,845 |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,314 | +£1,914 |
| Leeds | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,330 | +£1,930 |
| The Montefiore | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,366 | +£1,966 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,470 | +£2,070 |
| Southampton | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,518 | +£2,118 |
| Gatwick Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £11,560 | +£2,160 |
| Norwich | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,568 | +£2,168 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,679 | +£2,279 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,831 | +£2,431 |
| Wellesley | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £11,963 | — |
| Dunedin | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,177 | +£2,777 |
| Elland | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £12,180 | +£2,780 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £12,410 | +£3,010 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,207 | +£3,807 |
| Alexandra | Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £13,480 | +£4,080 |
| Cambridge Lea | Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) | from £14,586 | +£5,186 |
Compare back surgery prices across all 77 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 54 treatments. See all Wellesley prices.
Where it sits on the Wellesley list
Of the 54 treatments Wellesley publishes a price for, this ranks 40 by cost. The list there runs £1,948 to £16,448 with a median of £5,690, so back surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire Wellesley Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-wellesley-hospital/treatments/a-z/back-surgery-spinal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.