Spire Healthcare Hartswood lists ear pinning (pinnaplasty) from £4,963. Of the 28 published prices we hold it ranks 27th, £661 above the median of £4,302 (15%). The nearest we hold either side are Alexandra at £4,620 and Harpenden at £5,242.

Every published price for ear pinning

Self-pay prices, cheapest first
HospitalListed asPricevs this one
LiverpoolEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £3,215−£1,748
Murrayfield Hospital WirralEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £3,470−£1,493
London EastEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £3,561−£1,402
South BankEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £3,622−£1,341
YaleEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £3,741−£1,222
Fylde CoastEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £3,807−£1,156
WashingtonEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £3,837−£1,126
Hull and East RidingEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £3,996−£967
Cambridge LeaEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,051−£912
BristolEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,122−£841
Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair ParkEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,196−£767
CheshireEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,202−£761
NorwichEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,252−£711
LeedsEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,280−£683
Clare ParkEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,302−£661
PortsmouthEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,332−£631
SouthamptonEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,340−£623
Regency Hospital MacclesfieldEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,392−£571
WellesleyEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,436−£527
The MontefioreEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,442−£521
ManchesterEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,452−£511
EllandEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,520−£443
Little AstonEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,520−£443
Gatwick ParkEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,602−£361
ParkwayEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,602−£361
AlexandraEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,620−£343
HartswoodEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £4,963
HarpendenEar pinning (pinnaplasty)from £5,242+£279

Compare ear pinning prices across all 28 UK hospitals.

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The full list at this hospital covers 41 treatments. See all Hartswood prices.

Where it sits on the Hartswood list

Of the 41 treatments Hartswood publishes a price for, this ranks 20 by cost. The list there runs £1,811 to £17,370 with a median of £5,030, so ear pinning is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.

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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire Hartswood Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-hartswood-hospital/treatments/a-z/ear-pinning-pinnaplasty/, read 4 September 2026.