Spire Healthcare London East lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £3,066. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 17th, £14 above the median of £3,052. The nearest we hold either side are Little Aston at £3,052 and Wellesley at £3,081.
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 | −£335 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£315 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£285 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£282 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£265 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | −£235 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | −£185 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | −£175 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | −£95 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | −£81 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | −£63 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | −£50 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | −£22 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£15 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£15 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | −£14 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | — |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | +£15 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | +£69 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | +£94 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | +£115 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | +£126 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | +£154 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | +£175 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | +£180 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | +£384 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£540 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£612 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£2,315 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,625 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,668 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at London East
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- Hysteroscopy procedure (including biopsy, dilatation and curettage and resection of polyp) — from £2,687
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The full list at this hospital covers 39 treatments. See all London East prices.
Where it sits on the London East list
Of the 39 treatments London East publishes a price for, this ranks 11 by cost. The list there runs £1,601 to £16,880 with a median of £4,610, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £3,066?
At £3,066, cataract removal surgery at London East 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 London East Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-london-east-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.