How much is a gallbladder / gallstone removal at Spire Healthcare Cambridge Lea?

Spire Healthcare Cambridge Lea lists gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, gallbladder removal) from £7,961. Of the 49 published prices we hold it ranks 17th, £94 below the median of £8,055 (1%). The nearest we hold either side are Cheshire at £7,938 and Murrayfield Hospital Wirral at £7,973.

Every published price for gallbladder / gallstone removal

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The full list at this hospital covers 42 treatments. See all Cambridge Lea prices.

Where it sits on the Cambridge Lea list

Of the 42 treatments Cambridge Lea publishes a price for, this ranks 27 by cost. The list there runs £1,763 to £17,392 with a median of £6,360, so gallbladder / gallstone removal is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.

Would cover pay the £7,961?

£7,961 at Cambridge Lea sits in the range where people weigh self-pay against waiting. Insurance changes that calculation only if it predates the symptoms: the gallbladder / gallstone removal you already need is excluded. Comparing UK cover · brokers · UK insurers

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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cambridge-lea-hospital/treatments/a-z/gallbladder-gallstone-removal-cholecystectomy/, read 4 September 2026.