Spire Healthcare Hartswood lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £3,044. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 13th, £8 below the median of £3,052. The nearest we hold either side are Thames Valley at £3,016 and Dunedin at £3,051.
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 | −£313 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£293 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£263 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£260 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£243 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | −£213 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | −£163 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | −£153 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | −£73 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | −£59 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | −£41 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | −£28 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | — |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£7 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£7 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | +£8 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | +£22 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | +£37 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | +£91 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | +£116 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | +£137 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | +£148 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | +£176 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | +£197 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | +£202 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | +£406 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£562 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£634 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£2,337 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,647 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,690 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Hartswood
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- Circumcision — from £3,130
- Colonoscopy (Bowel examination) — from £3,180
- Varicose vein treatment (EVLA - one leg) — from £3,380
- Gastroscopy (Stomach examination) — from £2,599
- Varicose vein treatment (surgical - one leg) — from £3,498
- Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery (one wrist, Carpal tunnel release) — from £2,588
- Hernia surgery (Inguinal, Hernia repair - groin - open surgery) — from £3,555
The full list at this hospital covers 41 treatments. See all Hartswood prices.
Where it sits on the Hartswood list
Of the 41 treatments Hartswood publishes a price for, this ranks 8 by cost. The list there runs £1,811 to £17,370 with a median of £5,030, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £3,044?
At £3,044, cataract removal surgery at Hartswood 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 Hartswood Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-hartswood-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.