Spire Healthcare Cardiff lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £3,135. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 19th, £83 above the median of £3,052 (3%). The nearest we hold either side are Wellesley at £3,081 and South Bank at £3,160.
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 | −£404 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£384 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£354 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£351 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£334 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | −£304 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | −£254 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | −£244 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | −£164 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | −£150 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | −£132 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | −£119 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | −£91 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£84 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£84 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | −£83 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | −£69 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | −£54 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | — |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | +£25 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | +£46 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | +£57 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | +£85 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | +£106 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | +£111 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | +£315 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£471 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£543 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£2,246 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,556 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,599 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 31 treatments. See all Cardiff prices.
Where it sits on the Cardiff list
Of the 31 treatments Cardiff publishes a price for, this ranks 6 by cost. The list there runs £1,735 to £16,559 with a median of £6,610, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £3,135?
At £3,135, cataract removal surgery at Cardiff 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 cardiff hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cardiff-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.