Spire Healthcare Leicester lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £3,246. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 25th, £194 above the median of £3,052 (6%). The nearest we hold either side are Parkway at £3,241 and Cheshire at £3,450.
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 | −£515 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£495 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£465 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£462 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£445 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | −£415 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | −£365 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | −£355 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | −£275 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | −£261 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | −£243 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | −£230 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | −£202 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£195 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£195 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | −£194 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | −£180 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | −£165 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | −£111 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | −£86 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | −£65 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | −£54 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | −£26 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | −£5 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | — |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | +£204 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£360 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£432 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£2,135 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,445 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,488 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 39 treatments. See all Leicester prices.
Where it sits on the Leicester list
Of the 39 treatments Leicester publishes a price for, this ranks 15 by cost. The list there runs £1,639 to £15,655 with a median of £3,888, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £3,246?
At £3,246, cataract removal surgery at Leicester 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 Leicester Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-leicester-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.