Spire Healthcare Cambridge Lea lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £2,731. That is the cheapest of the 31 published prices we hold for it, £5,003 below the dearest.
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 | — |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | +£20 |
| 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 | +£53 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | +£70 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | +£100 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | +£150 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | +£160 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | +£240 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | +£254 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | +£272 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | +£285 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | +£313 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£320 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£320 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | +£321 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | +£335 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | +£350 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | +£404 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | +£429 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | +£450 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | +£461 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | +£489 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | +£510 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | +£515 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | +£719 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£875 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£947 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£2,650 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,960 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£5,003 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Cambridge Lea
- Colonoscopy (Bowel examination) — from £2,729
- Circumcision — from £2,760
- Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery (one wrist, Carpal tunnel release) — from £2,789
- Hysteroscopy procedure (including biopsy, dilatation and curettage and resection of polyp) — from £2,925
- Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) — from £2,521
- Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment, Insertion of grommets) — from £3,180
- Gastroscopy (Stomach examination) — from £2,155
- Joint pain treatment (joint injections, joint injection under X-ray control) — from £2,088
The full list at this hospital covers 42 treatments. See all Cambridge Lea prices.
Where it sits on the Cambridge Lea list
Of the 42 treatments Cambridge Lea publishes a price for, this ranks 8 by cost. The list there runs £1,763 to £17,392 with a median of £6,360, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £2,731?
At £2,731, cataract removal surgery at Cambridge Lea 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 Cambridge Lea Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cambridge-lea-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.