Spire Healthcare Wellesley lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £3,081. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 18th, £29 above the median of £3,052 (1%). The nearest we hold either side are London East at £3,066 and Cardiff at £3,135.
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 | −£350 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£330 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£300 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£297 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | −£280 |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | −£250 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | −£200 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | −£190 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | −£110 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | −£96 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | −£78 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | −£65 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | −£37 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£30 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | −£30 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | −£29 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | −£15 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | — |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | +£54 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | +£79 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | +£100 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | +£111 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | +£139 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | +£160 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | +£165 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | +£369 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£525 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£597 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£2,300 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,610 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,653 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Wellesley
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- Hysteroscopy procedure (including biopsy, dilatation and curettage and resection of polyp) — from £3,140
- Colonoscopy (Bowel examination) — from £3,243
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The full list at this hospital covers 54 treatments. See all Wellesley prices.
Where it sits on the Wellesley list
Of the 54 treatments Wellesley publishes a price for, this ranks 13 by cost. The list there runs £1,948 to £16,448 with a median of £5,690, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £3,081?
At £3,081, cataract removal surgery at Wellesley 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 Wellesley Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-wellesley-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.