Spire Healthcare South Bank lists shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, shoulder surgery) from £6,256. Of the 50 published prices we hold it ranks 32nd, £134 above the median of £6,122 (2%). The nearest we hold either side are Gatwick Park at £6,220 and Portsmouth at £6,287.
Every published price for shoulder arthroscopy
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Aston | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,525 | −£731 |
| Yale | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,590 | −£666 |
| Cheshire | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,671 | −£585 |
| The Montefiore | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,685 | −£571 |
| Liverpool | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,700 | −£556 |
| St Anthonys | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,737 | −£519 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,738 | −£518 |
| London East | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,746 | −£510 |
| Little Aston | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,747 | −£509 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,800 | −£456 |
| Thames Valley | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,802 | −£454 |
| Harpenden | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,842 | −£414 |
| Leicester | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,867 | −£389 |
| Yale | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,893 | −£363 |
| Cheshire | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,895 | −£361 |
| Leeds | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,909 | −£347 |
| Gatwick Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,910 | −£346 |
| Portsmouth | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,920 | −£336 |
| Liverpool | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,939 | −£317 |
| Elland | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,965 | −£291 |
| St Anthonys | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,000 | −£256 |
| Hull and East Riding | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,001 | −£255 |
| The Montefiore | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,009 | −£247 |
| Bushey | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,014 | −£242 |
| Parkway | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,063 | −£193 |
| London East | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,122 | −£134 |
| Washington | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,144 | −£112 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,149 | −£107 |
| Methley Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,150 | −£106 |
| Washington | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,171 | −£85 |
| Gatwick Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,220 | −£36 |
| South Bank | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,256 | — |
| Portsmouth | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,287 | +£31 |
| Nottingham | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,310 | +£54 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,316 | +£60 |
| Bushey | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,341 | +£85 |
| Harpenden | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,350 | +£94 |
| Cambridge Lea | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,360 | +£104 |
| Fylde Coast | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,383 | +£127 |
| Cambridge Lea | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,388 | +£132 |
| Elland | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,477 | +£221 |
| Hartswood | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,480 | +£224 |
| Hartswood | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,480 | +£224 |
| Fylde Coast | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,583 | +£327 |
| Cardiff | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,610 | +£354 |
| Cardiff | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,620 | +£364 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,705 | +£449 |
| Southampton | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,725 | +£469 |
| Nottingham | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £7,090 | +£834 |
| Elland | Shoulder arthroscopy | from £7,438 | +£1,182 |
Compare shoulder arthroscopy prices across all 50 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 35 treatments. See all South Bank prices.
Where it sits on the South Bank list
Of the 35 treatments South Bank publishes a price for, this ranks 23 by cost. The list there runs £1,716 to £16,481 with a median of £4,120, so shoulder arthroscopy is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire South Bank Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-south-bank-hospital/treatments/a-z/shoulder-arthroscopy/, read 4 September 2026.