Spire Healthcare Washington lists gastric bypass surgery (weight loss surgery - gastric bypass) from £14,847. Of the 8 published prices we hold it ranks 5th, exactly at the median. The nearest we hold either side are Southampton at £14,469 and Cheshire at £14,960.

Every published price for gastric bypass surgery

Self-pay prices, cheapest first
HospitalListed asPricevs this one
Hull and East RidingGastric bypass surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass)from £13,497−£1,350
Little AstonGastric bypass surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass)from £14,091−£756
Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair ParkGastric bypass surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass)from £14,457−£390
SouthamptonGastric bypass surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass)from £14,469−£378
WashingtonGastric bypass surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass)from £14,847
CheshireGastric bypass surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass)from £14,960+£113
BusheyGastric bypass surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass)from £14,983+£136
LeedsGastric bypass surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric bypass)from £15,019+£172

Priced similarly at Washington

  • Hip replacement surgery — from £15,482
  • Knee replacement — from £15,853
  • Facelift — from £11,000
  • Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) — from £10,450
  • Hysterectomy (vaginal) — from £10,244
  • Breast uplift (mastopexy, Bilateral) — from £10,038
  • Breast reduction (Cosmetic, Reduction of breast - bilateral) — from £9,840
  • Back surgery (spinal surgery, slipped disc) — from £9,717

The full list at this hospital covers 37 treatments. See all Washington prices.

Where it sits on the Washington list

Of the 37 treatments Washington publishes a price for, this ranks 35 by cost. The list there runs £1,903 to £15,853 with a median of £7,200, so gastric bypass surgery is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.

Would cover pay the £14,847?

At £14,847 this is the kind of bill cover exists for — but only cover bought before the problem. The gastric bypass surgery you already need at Washington 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 Washington Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-washington-hospital/treatments/a-z/gastric-bypass-surgery/, read 4 September 2026.