Spire Healthcare Cheshire lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £3,450. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 26th, £398 above the median of £3,052 (13%). The nearest we hold either side are Leicester at £3,246 and Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park at £3,606.
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 | −£719 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£699 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£669 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£666 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£649 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | −£619 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | −£569 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | −£559 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | −£479 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | −£465 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | −£447 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | −£434 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | −£406 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£399 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£399 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | −£398 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | −£384 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | −£369 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | −£315 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | −£290 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | −£269 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | −£258 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | −£230 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | −£209 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | −£204 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | — |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£156 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£228 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£1,931 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,241 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,284 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 38 treatments. See all Cheshire prices.
Where it sits on the Cheshire list
Of the 38 treatments Cheshire publishes a price for, this ranks 7 by cost. The list there runs £1,654 to £16,880 with a median of £6,002, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £3,450?
At £3,450, cataract removal surgery at Cheshire 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 Cheshire Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cheshire-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.