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

Spire Healthcare Cardiff lists gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, gallbladder removal) from £7,870. Of the 49 published prices we hold it ranks 15th, £185 below the median of £8,055 (2%). The nearest we hold either side are Elland at £7,863 and Cheshire at £7,938.

Every published price for gallbladder / gallstone removal

Compare gallbladder / gallstone removal prices across all 49 UK hospitals.

Priced similarly at Cardiff

• Rotator cuff repair — from £8,428
• Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy with X-ray imaging, Gallbladder removal) — from £8,471
• Prostate surgery and laser prostate surgery (TURP, Prostate resection) — from £8,801
• Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) — from £8,948
• Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) — from £6,620
• Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty) — from £6,611
• Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) — from £6,610
• Hysterectomy (abdominal) — from £9,144

The full list at this hospital covers 31 treatments. See all Cardiff prices.

Where it sits on the Cardiff list

Of the 31 treatments Cardiff publishes a price for, this ranks 19 by cost. The list there runs £1,735 to £16,559 with a median of £6,610, so gallbladder / gallstone removal is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.

Would cover pay the £7,870?

£7,870 at Cardiff 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 cardiff hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cardiff-hospital/treatments/a-z/gallbladder-gallstone-removal-cholecystectomy/, read 4 September 2026.