Spire Healthcare Bristol lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £5,381. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 29th, £2,329 above the median of £3,052 (76%). The nearest we hold either side are Portsmouth at £3,678 and Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park at £5,691.
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 | −£2,650 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£2,630 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£2,600 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£2,597 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£2,580 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | −£2,550 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | −£2,500 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | −£2,490 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | −£2,410 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | −£2,396 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | −£2,378 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | −£2,365 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | −£2,337 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£2,330 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£2,330 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | −£2,329 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | −£2,315 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | −£2,300 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | −£2,246 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | −£2,221 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | −£2,200 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | −£2,189 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | −£2,161 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | −£2,140 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | −£2,135 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | −£1,931 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | −£1,775 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | −£1,703 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | — |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£310 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | — |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 43 treatments. See all Bristol prices.
Where it sits on the Bristol list
Of the 43 treatments Bristol publishes a price for, this ranks 18 by cost. The list there runs £2,029 to £16,218 with a median of £6,033, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — spire bristol hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bristol-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.