Spire Healthcare Harpenden lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £3,003. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 11th, £49 below the median of £3,052 (2%). The nearest we hold either side are St Anthonys at £2,985 and Thames Valley at £3,016.
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 | −£272 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£252 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£222 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£219 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£202 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | −£172 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | −£122 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | −£112 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | −£32 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | −£18 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | — |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | +£13 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | +£41 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£48 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£48 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | +£49 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | +£63 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | +£78 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | +£132 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | +£157 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | +£178 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | +£189 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | +£217 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | +£238 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | +£243 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | +£447 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£603 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£675 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£2,378 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,688 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,731 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Harpenden
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- Wisdom teeth removal (Wisdom teeth extraction) — from £3,180
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- Circumcision — from £2,642
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- Colonoscopy (Bowel examination) — from £2,512
- Hernia surgery (Inguinal, Hernia repair - groin - open surgery) — from £3,512
The full list at this hospital covers 43 treatments. See all Harpenden prices.
Where it sits on the Harpenden list
Of the 43 treatments Harpenden publishes a price for, this ranks 10 by cost. The list there runs £1,739 to £16,714 with a median of £5,242, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £3,003?
At £3,003, cataract removal surgery at Harpenden 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 Harpenden Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-harpenden-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.