How much is a gastric bypass surgery at Spire Healthcare Cheshire?

Spire Healthcare Cheshire lists gastric bypass surgery (weight loss surgery - gastric bypass) from £14,960. Of the 8 published prices we hold it ranks 6th, £113 above the median of £14,847 (1%). The nearest we hold either side are Washington at £14,847 and Bushey at £14,983.

Every published price for gastric bypass surgery

Priced similarly at Cheshire

• Hip replacement surgery — from £16,703
• Knee replacement — from £16,880
• Gastric sleeve surgery (sleeve gastrectomy) — from £12,680
• Facelift — from £12,345
• Breast reduction (Cosmetic, Reduction of breast - bilateral) — from £9,534
• Hysterectomy (vaginal) — from £9,430
• Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £9,112
• Gastric band surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric band) — from £9,090

The full list at this hospital covers 38 treatments. See all Cheshire prices.

Where it sits on the Cheshire list

Of the 38 treatments Cheshire publishes a price for, this ranks 36 by cost. The list there runs £1,654 to £16,880 with a median of £6,002, so gastric bypass surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.

Would cover pay the £14,960?

At £14,960 this is the kind of bill cover exists for — but only cover bought before the problem. The gastric bypass surgery you already need at Cheshire is pre-existing and excluded, so a policy taken out now would not pay it. Comparing UK cover · brokers · UK insurers

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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire Cheshire Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-cheshire-hospital/treatments/a-z/gastric-bypass-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.