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

Spire Healthcare Harpenden lists gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, gallbladder removal) from £7,398. Of the 49 published prices we hold it ranks 2nd, £657 below the median of £8,055 (8%). The nearest we hold either side are London East at £7,179 and Little Aston at £7,450.

Every published price for gallbladder / gallstone removal

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

Priced similarly at Harpenden

• Breast enlargement (both) — from £7,303
• Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty) — from £7,286
• Brow lift surgery — from £7,097
• Eyelid surgery or eyebag removal (blepharoplasty, Eyelid surgery - four eyelids) — from £6,882
• Breast reduction (Cosmetic, Reduction of breast - bilateral) — from £8,009
• Breast uplift (mastopexy, Unilateral) — from £6,578
• Rotator cuff repair — from £8,245
• Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy with X-ray imaging, Gallbladder removal) — from £8,267

The full list at this hospital covers 43 treatments. See all Harpenden prices.

Where it sits on the Harpenden list

Of the 43 treatments Harpenden publishes a price for, this ranks 31 by cost. The list there runs £1,739 to £16,714 with a median of £5,242, so gallbladder / gallstone removal is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.

Would cover pay the £7,398?

£7,398 at Harpenden 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 Harpenden Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-harpenden-hospital/treatments/a-z/gallbladder-gallstone-removal-cholecystectomy/, read 4 September 2026.