Spire Healthcare Harpenden lists shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, shoulder surgery) from £6,350. Of the 50 published prices we hold it ranks 37th, £228 above the median of £6,122 (4%). The nearest we hold either side are Bushey at £6,341 and Cambridge Lea at £6,360.
Every published price for shoulder arthroscopy
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Aston | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,525 | −£825 |
| Yale | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,590 | −£760 |
| Cheshire | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,671 | −£679 |
| The Montefiore | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,685 | −£665 |
| Liverpool | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,700 | −£650 |
| St Anthonys | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,737 | −£613 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,738 | −£612 |
| London East | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,746 | −£604 |
| Little Aston | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,747 | −£603 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,800 | −£550 |
| Thames Valley | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,802 | −£548 |
| Harpenden | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,842 | — |
| Leicester | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,867 | −£483 |
| Yale | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,893 | −£457 |
| Cheshire | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,895 | −£455 |
| Leeds | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,909 | −£441 |
| Gatwick Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,910 | −£440 |
| Portsmouth | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,920 | −£430 |
| Liverpool | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,939 | −£411 |
| Elland | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,965 | −£385 |
| St Anthonys | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,000 | −£350 |
| Hull and East Riding | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,001 | −£349 |
| The Montefiore | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,009 | −£341 |
| Bushey | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,014 | −£336 |
| Parkway | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,063 | −£287 |
| London East | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,122 | −£228 |
| Washington | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,144 | −£206 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,149 | −£201 |
| Methley Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,150 | −£200 |
| Washington | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,171 | −£179 |
| Gatwick Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,220 | −£130 |
| South Bank | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,256 | −£94 |
| Portsmouth | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,287 | −£63 |
| Nottingham | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,310 | −£40 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,316 | −£34 |
| Bushey | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,341 | −£9 |
| Harpenden | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,350 | — |
| Cambridge Lea | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,360 | +£10 |
| Fylde Coast | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,383 | +£33 |
| Cambridge Lea | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,388 | +£38 |
| Elland | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,477 | +£127 |
| Hartswood | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,480 | +£130 |
| Hartswood | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,480 | +£130 |
| Fylde Coast | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,583 | +£233 |
| Cardiff | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,610 | +£260 |
| Cardiff | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,620 | +£270 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,705 | +£355 |
| Southampton | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,725 | +£375 |
| Nottingham | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £7,090 | +£740 |
| Elland | Shoulder arthroscopy | from £7,438 | +£1,088 |
Compare shoulder arthroscopy prices across all 50 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Harpenden
- Breast uplift (mastopexy, Unilateral) — from £6,578
- Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) — from £5,842
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- Varicose vein treatment (VNUS - both legs) — from £5,688
- Brow lift surgery — from £7,097
- Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty) — from £7,286
- Breast enlargement (both) — from £7,303
- Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Gallbladder removal) — from £7,398
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 25 by cost. The list there runs £1,739 to £16,714 with a median of £5,242, so shoulder arthroscopy is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire Harpenden Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-harpenden-hospital/treatments/a-z/shoulder-arthroscopy/, read 4 September 2026.