Spire Healthcare Leeds lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £2,881. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 7th, £171 below the median of £3,052 (6%). The nearest we hold either side are Alexandra at £2,831 and Norwich at £2,891.
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 | −£150 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£130 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£100 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£97 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£80 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | −£50 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | — |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | +£10 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | +£90 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | +£104 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | +£122 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | +£135 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | +£163 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£170 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£170 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | +£171 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | +£185 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | +£200 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | +£254 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | +£279 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | +£300 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | +£311 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | +£339 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | +£360 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | +£365 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | +£569 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£725 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£797 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£2,500 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,810 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,853 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 42 treatments. See all Leeds prices.
Where it sits on the Leeds list
Of the 42 treatments Leeds publishes a price for, this ranks 7 by cost. The list there runs £1,780 to £19,445 with a median of £5,837, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £2,881?
At £2,881, cataract removal surgery at Leeds 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 Leeds Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-leeds-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.