Spire Healthcare Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £3,606. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 27th, £554 above the median of £3,052 (18%). The nearest we hold either side are Cheshire at £3,450 and Portsmouth at £3,678.
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 | −£875 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£855 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£825 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£822 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£805 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | −£775 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | −£725 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | −£715 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | −£635 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | −£621 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | −£603 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | −£590 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | −£562 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£555 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£555 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | −£554 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | −£540 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | −£525 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | −£471 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | −£446 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | −£425 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | −£414 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | −£386 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | −£365 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | −£360 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | −£156 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | — |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£72 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£1,775 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | — |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,128 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park
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- Varicose vein treatment (surgical - one leg) — from £3,870
- Labial reduction surgery (vaginal reshaping) — from £4,020
- Ear pinning (pinnaplasty) — from £4,196
- Circumcision — from £2,979
- Liposuction — from £4,235
- Eyelid surgery or eyebag removal (blepharoplasty, Eyelid surgery - upper or lower eyelids) — from £4,394
The full list at this hospital covers 42 treatments. See all Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park prices.
Where it sits on the Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park list
Of the 42 treatments Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park publishes a price for, this ranks 8 by cost. The list there runs £1,782 to £15,937 with a median of £6,149, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
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At £3,606, cataract removal surgery at Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park 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 edinburgh hospitals murrayfield and shawfair park, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-edinburgh-hospitals-murrayfield-and-shawfair-park/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.