Spire Healthcare Yale lists cataract removal surgery (cataract surgery with eyesight correction) from £2,801. Of the 31 published prices we hold it ranks 5th, £251 below the median of £3,052 (8%). The nearest we hold either side are Regency Hospital Macclesfield at £2,784 and Alexandra at £2,831.
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 | −£70 |
| Liverpool | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,751 | −£50 |
| Gatwick Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,781 | −£20 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,784 | −£17 |
| Yale | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,801 | — |
| Alexandra | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,831 | +£30 |
| Leeds | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,881 | +£80 |
| Norwich | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,891 | +£90 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,971 | +£170 |
| St Anthonys | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £2,985 | +£184 |
| Harpenden | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,003 | +£202 |
| Thames Valley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | +£215 |
| Hartswood | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,044 | +£243 |
| Dunedin | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£250 |
| Hull and East Riding | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,051 | +£250 |
| Little Aston | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,052 | +£251 |
| London East | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,066 | +£265 |
| Wellesley | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,081 | +£280 |
| Cardiff | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,135 | +£334 |
| South Bank | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,160 | +£359 |
| Elland | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,181 | +£380 |
| Nottingham | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,192 | +£391 |
| Bushey | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,220 | +£419 |
| Parkway | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,241 | +£440 |
| Leicester | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,246 | +£445 |
| Cheshire | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,450 | +£649 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,606 | +£805 |
| Portsmouth | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,678 | +£877 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £5,381 | +£2,580 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £5,691 | +£2,890 |
| Bristol | Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction - bilateral) | from £7,734 | +£4,933 |
Compare cataract removal surgery prices across all 31 UK hospitals.
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- Wisdom teeth removal (Wisdom teeth extraction) — from £3,180
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- Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) — from £2,147
The full list at this hospital covers 33 treatments. See all Yale prices.
Where it sits on the Yale list
Of the 33 treatments Yale publishes a price for, this ranks 6 by cost. The list there runs £1,869 to £16,976 with a median of £4,337, so cataract removal surgery is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £2,801?
At £2,801, cataract removal surgery at Yale 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 yale hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-yale-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.