Spire Healthcare Thames Valley publishes indicative self-pay prices for 22 treatments, ranging from £1,578 to £16,090, with a median of £4,359. Every figure below is taken from the hospital’s own price list on 4 September 2026.
Published prices, cheapest first
| Treatment | Indicative price | Priced elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Bladder investigations (cystoscopy, Bladder examination) | from £1,578 | 23 other hospitals, £1,481–£2,500 |
| Age-related macular degeneration treatment | from £1,975 | 6 other hospitals, £1,910–£2,230 |
| Gastroscopy (Stomach examination) | from £2,000 | 27 other hospitals, £1,900–£2,647 |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,189 | 20 other hospitals, £1,844–£2,330 |
| Pain management injections for back and facet joints (Back pain - lower back epidural injection) | from £2,239 | 22 other hospitals, £1,931–£3,351 |
| Colonoscopy (Bowel examination) | from £2,518 | 29 other hospitals, £2,333–£3,243 |
| Wisdom teeth removal (Wisdom teeth extraction) | from £2,550 | 22 other hospitals, £2,322–£3,396 |
| Hysteroscopy procedure (including biopsy, dilatation and curettage and resection of polyp) | from £2,776 | 41 other hospitals, £2,687–£5,150 |
| Cataract removal surgery (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction) | from £3,016 | 30 other hospitals, £2,731–£7,734 |
| Grommets insertion (glue ear treatment, Insertion of grommets) | from £3,240 | 22 other hospitals, £3,000–£3,753 |
| Hernia surgery (Inguinal, Hernia repair - groin - open surgery) | from £3,771 | 38 other hospitals, £3,490–£7,875 |
| Knee arthroscopy surgery (multiple operations) | from £4,359 | 44 other hospitals, £4,118–£5,655 |
| Shoulder arthroscopy (bursa and collar bone, Shoulder surgery) | from £5,802 | 49 other hospitals, £5,525–£7,438 |
| Rotator cuff repair | from £7,063 | 25 other hospitals, £7,480–£9,653 |
| Breast enlargement (both) | from £7,666 | 33 other hospitals, £4,772–£9,130 |
| Gallbladder / gallstone removal (cholecystectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Gallbladder removal) | from £7,797 | 48 other hospitals, £7,179–£8,801 |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal) | from £8,555 | 68 other hospitals, £7,250–£10,800 |
| Knee ligament surgery (ACL, Cruciate ligament repair) | from £8,653 | 34 other hospitals, £8,199–£9,910 |
| Gastric band surgery (Weight loss surgery - gastric band) | from £9,590 | 8 other hospitals, £8,560–£9,740 |
| Back surgery (spinal surgery, trapped nerve release) | from £10,539 | 76 other hospitals, £8,995–£14,586 |
| Hip replacement surgery | from £15,970 | 37 other hospitals, £14,704–£19,230 |
| Knee replacement | from £16,090 | 42 other hospitals, £14,706–£19,599 |
Reading the Thames Valley price list
The 22 figures above are package prices: the procedure and an agreed stay, with the initial consultation and diagnostics usually billed separately. The spread here runs £1,578 to £16,090, so the Thames Valley list is worth reading against the "priced elsewhere" column rather than in isolation.
Would private health insurance pay for treatment at Thames Valley?
Not if you already have the problem. Cover is written for conditions that arise after it starts, so anything you already have symptoms of is a pre-existing condition and excluded — permanently under full medical underwriting, or until a symptom-free period has passed under a moratorium. Freedom Health Insurance names a five-year look-back; WPA adds a 14-day deferment on anything arising in the first fortnight.
Bought before symptoms, a policy is what turns £4,359 into a claim. Bought after, it will not. Get a free quote to see what cover would cost you, or read how UK cover compares and the FCA-authorised brokers.
These treatments priced across the UK
- Back surgery compared across 77 hospitals
- Bladder investigations compared across 24 hospitals
- Breast enlargement compared across 34 hospitals
- Cataract removal surgery compared across 31 hospitals
- Colonoscopy compared across 30 hospitals
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy compared across 21 hospitals
- Gallbladder / gallstone removal compared across 49 hospitals
- Gastroscopy compared across 28 hospitals
- Grommets insertion compared across 23 hospitals
- Hernia surgery compared across 39 hospitals
- Hip replacement surgery compared across 38 hospitals
- Hysterectomy compared across 69 hospitals
Hospitals priced closest to Thames Valley
- Spire Healthcare Yale — 33 treatments, median £4,337.
- Spire Healthcare South Bank — 35 treatments, median £4,120.
- Spire Healthcare London East — 39 treatments, median £4,610.
- Spire Healthcare Norwich — 41 treatments, median £4,619.
- Spire Healthcare Little Aston — 53 treatments, median £4,650.
- Spire Healthcare Liverpool — 46 treatments, median £4,752.
- Spire Healthcare Leicester — 39 treatments, median £3,888.
- Spire Healthcare Gatwick Park — 44 treatments, median £4,900.
- Spire Healthcare Nottingham — 36 treatments, median £4,970.
- Spire Healthcare Hartswood — 41 treatments, median £5,030.
Where these prices come from
Source: Self-pay treatment prices — Spire Thames Valley Hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-thames-valley-hospital/treatments/prices/, read 4 September 2026.