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

Spire Healthcare Thames Valley lists gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, gallbladder removal) from £7,797. Of the 49 published prices we hold it ranks 9th, £258 below the median of £8,055 (3%). The nearest we hold either side are Washington at £7,760 and Alexandra at £7,802.

Every published price for gallbladder / gallstone removal

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Priced similarly at Thames Valley

• Breast enlargement (both) — from £7,666
• Rotator cuff repair — from £7,063
• Hysterectomy (abdominal) — from £8,555
• Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) — from £8,653
• Gastric band surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric band) — from £9,590
• Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) — from £5,802
• Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) — from £10,539
• Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) — from £4,359

The full list at this hospital covers 22 treatments. See all Thames Valley prices.

Where it sits on the Thames Valley list

Of the 22 treatments Thames Valley publishes a price for, this ranks 16 by cost. The list there runs £1,578 to £16,090 with a median of £4,359, so gallbladder / gallstone removal is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.

Would cover pay the £7,797?

£7,797 at Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-thames-valley-hospital/treatments/a-z/gallbladder-gallstone-removal-cholecystectomy/, read 4 September 2026.