Spire Healthcare Yale lists shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, shoulder surgery) from £5,590. Of the 50 published prices we hold it ranks 2nd, £532 below the median of £6,122 (9%). The nearest we hold either side are Little Aston at £5,525 and Cheshire at £5,671.
Every published price for shoulder arthroscopy
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Aston | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,525 | −£65 |
| Yale | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,590 | — |
| Cheshire | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,671 | +£81 |
| The Montefiore | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,685 | +£95 |
| Liverpool | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,700 | +£110 |
| St Anthonys | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,737 | +£147 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,738 | +£148 |
| London East | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,746 | +£156 |
| Little Aston | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,747 | +£157 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,800 | +£210 |
| Thames Valley | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,802 | +£212 |
| Harpenden | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,842 | +£252 |
| Leicester | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,867 | +£277 |
| Yale | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,893 | — |
| Cheshire | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,895 | +£305 |
| Leeds | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,909 | +£319 |
| Gatwick Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,910 | +£320 |
| Portsmouth | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,920 | +£330 |
| Liverpool | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,939 | +£349 |
| Elland | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,965 | +£375 |
| St Anthonys | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,000 | +£410 |
| Hull and East Riding | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,001 | +£411 |
| The Montefiore | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,009 | +£419 |
| Bushey | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,014 | +£424 |
| Parkway | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,063 | +£473 |
| London East | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,122 | +£532 |
| Washington | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,144 | +£554 |
| Edinburgh Hospitals Murrayfield and Shawfair Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,149 | +£559 |
| Methley Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,150 | +£560 |
| Washington | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,171 | +£581 |
| Gatwick Park | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,220 | +£630 |
| South Bank | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,256 | +£666 |
| Portsmouth | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,287 | +£697 |
| Nottingham | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,310 | +£720 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,316 | +£726 |
| Bushey | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,341 | +£751 |
| Harpenden | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,350 | +£760 |
| Cambridge Lea | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,360 | +£770 |
| Fylde Coast | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,383 | +£793 |
| Cambridge Lea | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,388 | +£798 |
| Elland | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,477 | +£887 |
| Hartswood | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,480 | +£890 |
| Hartswood | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,480 | +£890 |
| Fylde Coast | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,583 | +£993 |
| Cardiff | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,610 | +£1,020 |
| Cardiff | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,620 | +£1,030 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,705 | +£1,115 |
| Southampton | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa, Shoulder surgery) | from £6,725 | +£1,135 |
| Nottingham | Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £7,090 | +£1,500 |
| Elland | Shoulder arthroscopy | from £7,438 | +£1,848 |
Compare shoulder arthroscopy prices across all 50 UK hospitals.
Priced similarly at Yale
- Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) — from £5,893
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The full list at this hospital covers 33 treatments. See all Yale prices.
Where it sits on the Yale list
Of the 33 treatments Yale publishes a price for, this ranks 21 by cost. The list there runs £1,869 to £16,976 with a median of £4,337, so shoulder arthroscopy is toward the more expensive end of what this hospital prices.
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — spire yale hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-yale-hospital/treatments/a-z/shoulder-arthroscopy/, read 4 September 2026.