Spire Healthcare · Cambridge
Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
The self-pay prices this hospital publishes, what they include, and how they compare nearby.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Treatments with prices
9
Hip replacement, Knee replacement, Carpal tunnel surgery, Hernia repair, Cataract surgery, MRI scan, CT scan, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy
Health regulator rating
Good
CQC, report published August 2026
For the whole hospital, not one treatment.
Nearest other hospital with prices
2.7 miles
Optical Express - Cambridge Clinic, Cambridge
In short
Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital is a Spire Healthcare hospital in Cambridge (CB24 9EL). On 9 November 2026 it published self-pay prices for 9 of the treatments we cover: hip replacement, knee replacement, carpal tunnel surgery, hernia repair, cataract surgery, MRI, CT, colonoscopy, gastroscopy.
The Care Quality Commission rated the hospital Good overall, in a report published 27 August 2026. A CQC rating describes the whole hospital, not a particular treatment.
Its prices appear on 8 local price comparison pages on this site, alongside other hospitals and the NHS waiting figures for each area.
Hip replacement
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Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Cambridge
from£18,286Hip replacement
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £274 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £274 Treatment Included from £18,012 Aftercare Included Included
Knee replacement
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Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Cambridge
from£19,877Knee replacement
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £285 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £285 Treatment Included from £19,592 Aftercare Included Included
Carpal tunnel surgery
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Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Cambridge
from£3,048Carpal tunnel release (one wrist)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £259 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £259 Treatment Included from £2,789 Aftercare Included Included
Hernia repair
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Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Cambridge
from£4,247Hernia repair - groin (Inguinal) - open surgery
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £260 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £260 Treatment Included from £3,987 Aftercare Included Included
Cataract surgery
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Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Cambridge
from£2,981Cataract surgery with eyesight correction
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £250 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Treatment Included from £2,731 Aftercare Included Included
MRI scan
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Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Cambridge
£430MRI 1 AREA
What’s included: Spire says its MRI prices include contrast dye when needed and the radiologist’s report. You need a referral letter from a GP or consultant.
CT scan
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Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Cambridge
£950CT 1 AREA
What’s included: Spire outpatient CT price for one body area. Ask the hospital whether the radiologist’s report and contrast are included, and whether you need a referral letter.
Colonoscopy
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Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Cambridge
from£2,986Bowel examination (colonoscopy)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £257 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £257 Treatment Included from £2,729 Aftercare Included Included
Gastroscopy
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Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
Cambridge
from£2,404Stomach examination (gastroscopy, also known as endoscopy)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £249 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £249 Treatment Included from £2,155 Aftercare Included Included
Each price is what Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital published on the date shown, not a quote. Ask for a written, itemised price for your situation.
How its prices compare
Hip replacement: published at from £18,286, £2,786 above the UK median of £15,500. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £274.
Knee replacement: published at from £19,877, £3,642 above the UK median of £16,235. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £285.
Carpal tunnel surgery: published at from £3,048, £343 above the UK median of £2,705. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £259.
Hernia repair: published at from £4,247, £236 above the UK median of £4,011. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £260.
Cataract surgery: published at from £2,981, £14 below the UK median of £2,995. 2 other hospitals within 25 miles publish a price; 1 of them is lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £250.
MRI scan: published at £430, £115 below the UK median of £545. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
CT scan: published at £950, £192 above the UK median of £758. No other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price we could check. It is published as a single figure without a breakdown.
Colonoscopy: published at from £2,986, £69 above the UK median of £2,917. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £257.
Gastroscopy: published at from £2,404, £104 above the UK median of £2,300. 1 other hospital within 25 miles publishes a price, and it is not lower. The published breakdown includes a first consultation at £249.
Around Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
The nearest other hospitals publishing self-pay prices are Optical Express - Cambridge Clinic (Optical Express, Cambridge, 2.7 miles) and Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital (Nuffield Health, Cambridge, 3.8 miles).
Nearest towns and cities by straight-line distance: Histon and Impington (0.4 miles, population 7,780), Cottenham (2.8 miles, population 6,155), Cambridge (3.0 miles, population 152,740), Longstanton and Northstowe (3.3 miles, population 5,275), Waterbeach (3.6 miles, population 5,375).
NHS waiting lists for the same care near Histon and Impington: trauma and orthopaedics at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median 15.1 weeks waited, 16 over a year (August 2026); general surgery at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median 16.9 weeks waited, 21 over a year (August 2026); ophthalmology at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: median 12.0 weeks waited, 10 over a year (August 2026); MRI at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 69.1% under six weeks (August 2026); CT at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 97.5% under six weeks (August 2026); endoscopy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 95.3% under six weeks (August 2026).
Details
- Address
- 30 New Road, Impington, Cambridge, CB24 9EL
- Telephone
- Not listed by CQC
- Hospital group
- Spire Healthcare
- CQC registration
- 1-129798134, registered 3 November 2010
- CQC rating
- Good, published 27 August 2026
Compare with other hospitals
Hip replacement
Knee replacement
Carpal tunnel surgery
Hernia repair
Cataract surgery
MRI scan
Colonoscopy
Gastroscopy
Where these figures come from
Prices: from Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital’s own price pages on the date shown. We store the price, the hospital’s own label, what its page says is included, the link and the date.
Comparisons use other hospitals’ published self-pay prices within 25 miles (straight line) and across the UK, all checked on the same date.
NHS figures describe time waited so far by everyone on the list. Source: NHS England, Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times, August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NHS England, Monthly Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity (DM01), August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Registration details and rating: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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