Spire Healthcare Alexandra lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £2,831. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 6th, £221 below the median of £3,052 (7%). The nearest we hold either side are Yale at £2,801 and Leeds at £2,881.
Every published price for cataract removal surgery
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Lea | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,731 | −£100 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£80 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£50 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£47 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£30 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | — |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | +£50 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | +£60 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | +£140 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | +£154 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | +£172 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | +£185 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | +£213 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£220 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£220 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | +£221 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | +£235 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | +£250 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | +£304 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | +£329 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | +£350 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | +£361 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | +£389 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | +£410 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | +£415 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | +£619 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£775 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£847 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£2,550 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,860 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,903 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Alexandra
- Circumcision — from £2,811
- Hysteroscopy procedure (including biopsy, dilatation and curettage and resection of polyp) — from £2,885
- Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery (one wrist, Carpal tunnel release) — from £2,688
- Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment, Insertion of grommets) — from £3,136
- Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) — from £3,351
- Gastroscopy (Stomach examination) — from £2,307
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections) — from £2,046
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections, joint injection under X-ray control) — from £2,030
The full list at this hospital covers 38 treatments. See all Alexandra prices.
Where it sits on the Alexandra list
Of the 38 treatments Alexandra publishes a price for, this ranks 8 by cost. The list there runs £1,680 to £15,951 with a median of £5,609, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £2,831?
At £2,831, cataract removal surgery at Alexandra is toward the cheaper end of private treatment, and often paid directly rather than claimed. A policy would not cover it retrospectively in any case. Comparing UK cover · brokers · UK insurers
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — spire alexandra hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-alexandra-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.