# Cataract Surgery Cost

> Cataract surgery cost UK, from prices published 15 August 2026: Practice Plus Group £2,099 per eye, Benenden from £2,866, Spire Bushey from £3,220. NHS route too.

## Key facts

- Practice Plus Group publishes a fixed price of £2,099 per eye for cataract surgery with a standard monofocal lens, and £3,149 for both eyes, with a separate £145 initial consultation (price list read 15 August 2026).
- Benenden Hospital publishes a guide price from £2,866 per eye for a standard monofocal lens and from £5,293 per eye for an extended depth of focus lens, so the lens choice moves the published figure by more than £2,400 (read 15 August 2026).
- NICE guideline NG77 on cataracts in adults states: 'Do not restrict access to cataract surgery on the basis of visual acuity.'
- The NHS says cataract surgery usually takes between 20 and 45 minutes, is normally done under local anaesthetic, and that if both eyes have cataracts they are treated on separate days.

## Key pages

- [Cataract surgery cost: how much is a cataract operation?](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [How much is a cataract operation privately? What UK providers publish](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/private-cataract-surgery-cost/): Private cataract surgery prices UK providers publish: median £3,150 per eye across 56 providers (October 2026); Spire £2,751 to £3,678.
- [How much does NHS cataract surgery cost?](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/cataract-surgery-on-the-nhs/): How much NHS cataract surgery costs (nothing to the patient), the types of NHS cataract surgery, who can benefit, the referral criteria and how to check your local wait.
- [Cataract lens price list: what each lens type adds](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/cataract-lens-types-and-price/): A cataract lens price list by type (monofocal, toric, multifocal, EDOF), what premium cataract surgery costs per eye, and UK lens replacement prices.
- [How to check a private eye clinic and the surgeon operating](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/checking-your-eye-surgeon-and-clinic/): Independent hospitals and clinics must be registered with their national regulator. How to check registration, inspection reports, and a consultant's specialty in the UK.
- [Cataract surgery cost, London: what eye hospitals publish](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/cataract-surgery-cost-london/): Cataract surgery cost in London from Moorfields Private, OCL Vision, Optegra, London Vision Clinic and Spire Bushey, read 30 October 2026, and what each figure covers.
- [Leeds cataract surgery cost: what local hospitals publish](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/cataract-surgery-cost-leeds/): Leeds cataract surgery cost per eye as Spire Leeds Hospital publishes it, read 30 October 2026, which Leeds providers publish no price, and the free NHS route.
- [Bristol cataract surgery cost: what local hospitals publish](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/cataract-surgery-cost-bristol/): Bristol cataract surgery cost per eye from Nuffield Health Bristol's own price table, read 30 October 2026, the Bristol hospitals that publish nothing, and the NHS route.
- [Cost of cataract surgery, Newcastle: what local clinics publish](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/cataract-surgery-cost-newcastle/): Cost of cataract surgery in Newcastle from Nuffield Health Newcastle and My Eye Clinic Gosforth, read 30 October 2026, with what each figure covers and the NHS route.
- [Cost of cataract surgery, Leicester: what local hospitals publish](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/cataract-surgery-cost-leicester/): Cost of cataract surgery in Leicester from Spire Leicester Hospital's own page, read 30 October 2026, split into consultation and treatment, with the NHS route.
- [Cost of cataract surgery, Slough: what Spire Thames Valley publishes](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/cataract-surgery-cost-slough/): Cost of cataract surgery near Slough at Spire Thames Valley Hospital in Wexham, read 30 October 2026, split into consultation and treatment, with the NHS route.
- [Cost of cataract surgery, Oxfordshire: what local hospitals publish](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/cataract-surgery-cost-oxfordshire/): Cost of cataract surgery in Oxfordshire from Nuffield Health Oxford, The Manor Hospital, itemised and read 30 October 2026, with the NHS route.
- [Nottingham cataract surgery cost: what local hospitals publish](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/cataract-surgery-cost-nottingham/): Nottingham cataract surgery cost from Spire Nottingham Hospital's own page, read 30 October 2026, split into consultation and treatment, with the NHS route.
- [Published UK cataract surgery prices, August 2026](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/#data): original data table, updated 2026-08-15.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- Published UK cataract surgery prices, August 2026. Methodology: Each figure is reproduced from the named provider's own published price page, read on 15 August 2026, together with the lens the price is attached to. We publish no UK average, because published prices differ by provider, hospital, lens and consultant, and two of these three describe their figure as a minimum 'from' price rather than a fixed quote. Providers appear here because they publish a price, not as a recommendation. Your own figure comes from your own consultation.
- Last updated: 2026-08-15. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: NHS, Cataract surgery (page last reviewed 6 March 2025): https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/cataract-surgery/
- Source: NICE guideline NG77, Cataracts in adults: management, recommendations: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng77/chapter/Recommendations
- Source: Practice Plus Group, private surgery price list (read 15 August 2026): https://practiceplusgroup.com/private-patient-care/prices/
- Source: Benenden Hospital, self-pay treatment prices (read 15 August 2026): https://www.benendenhospital.org.uk/arranging-treatments/prices/
- Source: Spire Bushey Hospital, cataract removal surgery (read 15 August 2026): https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-bushey-hospital/treatments/a-z/cataract-removal-surgery/
- Source: NHS, guide to NHS waiting times in England: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/guide-to-nhs-waiting-times-in-england/
- Source: NHS My Planned Care, hospital waiting information: https://www.myplannedcare.nhs.uk/
- Source: Care Quality Commission, find care services: https://www.cqc.org.uk/care-services
- Source: Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN): https://www.phin.org.uk/

## Citation

Cite as: "Published UK cataract surgery prices, August 2026", Cataract Surgery Cost, https://cataractsurgerycost.co.uk/ (updated 2026-08-15).

## About

- Cataract Surgery Cost is an information site. We are not a hospital, a clinic or a healthcare provider, and nothing here is medical advice: whether to have surgery, and which lens suits your eyes, are questions for your optometrist, your GP or a consultant ophthalmologist. We are not affiliated with the NHS, NICE, the Care Quality Commission, the General Medical Council, PHIN or any provider named on this site. Every price is the figure that named provider publishes, with the date we read it. If you use the form we pass your details to private hospitals and clinics who contact you directly, and we may receive a fee from them; you pay us nothing.
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