Eye surgery · Basingstoke
Cataract surgery in Basingstoke: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£2,035
The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke · 2.1 miles away
Typical price
£3,226
The middle of 10 published cataract surgery prices within 25 miles.
NHS wait so far
9 weeks
Half the people on the ophthalmology list at Hampshire Hospitals had waited longer than this (August 2026).
Time waited so far by everyone on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Basingstoke
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The Hampshire Clinic
Basingstoke · 2.1 miles away
£2,035Cataract removal & lens implant - one eye
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Hampshire Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,835 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Sarum Road Hospital
Winchester · 17 miles away
£2,035Cataract removal & lens implant - one eye
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Sarum Road Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,835 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Guildford · 23 miles away
£2,035Cataract removal & lens implant - one eye
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Mount Alvernia Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,835 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital
Guildford · 21 miles away
£2,995Standard Cataract Treatment (per eye)
What’s included: A fixed price per eye. Optegra says the package includes a free consultation and eye tests, the surgery, and aftercare with follow-up appointments and any medicines needed; laser treatment for clouding (YAG) within one or two years if needed, depending on the package.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital Stage In the price? As published Surgery and follow-up aftercare Included -
Berkshire Independent Hospital
Reading · 13 miles away
from£3,092Cataract Surgery
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital
Eastleigh · 22 miles away
£3,360Cataract Surgery - One Eye - Standard Lens
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,360 -
Nuffield Health Woking Hospital
Woking · 24 miles away
£3,405Cataract Surgery - One Eye - Standard Lens
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Woking Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,405 -
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital
Guildford · 21 miles away
£3,565Cataract Surgery - One Eye - Standard Lens
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,565 -
Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital
Guildford · 21 miles away
£3,695Enhanced Cataract Treatment (per eye)
What’s included: A fixed price per eye. Optegra says the package includes a free consultation and eye tests, the surgery, and aftercare with follow-up appointments and any medicines needed; laser treatment for clouding (YAG) within one or two years if needed, depending on the package.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital Stage In the price? As published Surgery and follow-up aftercare Included -
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital
Eastleigh · 22 miles away
£3,750Cataract surgery with eyesight correction (multi-focal adjustment) – One Eye
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for the treatment. Nuffield says tests before treatment are charged separately, and you get a fixed, all-inclusive price after your first consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,750
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Basingstoke.
Hospital by hospital
The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke, 2.1 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 2026). Cataract surgery £2,035 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Berkshire Independent Hospital, Reading, 13 miles away (Ramsay Health Care UK; CQC Good, report May 2020). Cataract surgery from £3,092 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £1,057 above the local lowest.
Sarum Road Hospital, Winchester, 17 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 2022). Cataract surgery £2,035 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital, Guildford, 21 miles away (Optegra; CQC Good, report February 2018). Cataract surgery £2,995 (Standard Cataract Treatment (per eye)) or £3,695 (Enhanced Cataract Treatment (per eye)), £960 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital, Guildford, 21 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2019). Cataract surgery £3,565 (tests before treatment not included), £1,530 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital, Eastleigh, 22 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report January 2023). Cataract surgery £3,360 (Cataract Surgery - One Eye - Standard Lens) or £3,750 (Cataract surgery with eyesight correction (multi-focal adjustment) – One Eye) (tests before treatment not included), £1,325 above the local lowest.
Mount Alvernia Hospital, Guildford, 23 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 2022). Cataract surgery £2,035 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Nuffield Health Woking Hospital, Woking, 24 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report August 2017). Cataract surgery £3,405 (tests before treatment not included), £1,370 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Cataract surgery: 10 local prices span £1,715, from £2,035 to £3,750; the UK median across 187 published prices is £2,995.
Within 5 miles of central Basingstoke: The Hampshire Clinic (2.1 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Basingstoke: Berkshire Independent Hospital (13 miles), Sarum Road Hospital (17 miles), Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital (21 miles), Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital (21 miles), Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital (22 miles), Mount Alvernia Hospital (23 miles) and Nuffield Health Woking Hospital (24 miles).
Typical for cataract surgery: usually a day case.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. cataract surgery £2,035 to £3,750 at 8 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Hampshire Hospitals: half had waited over 9 weeks; 9 in 10 within 24 weeks. England: 10 weeks.
Private hospitals usually ask for a referral letter or a consultation first. Not sure which is right for you? Your GP can refer you on the NHS and talk through your options.
The NHS wait near Basingstoke
| NHS trust | Median wait | Under 18 weeks | Over a year | 9 in 10 within | On the list |
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| Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 8.6 wks | 83.3% | 3 | 24 wks | 2,978 |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust | 11.8 wks | 67.0% | 98 | 37 wks | 6,979 |
| England | 10.4 wks | 72.2% | 5,022 | 33 wks | 625,063 |
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 1.1 miles from Basingstoke: 2,978 people on the ophthalmology list, 83.3% within 18 weeks, 3 over a year, nine in ten within 24 weeks.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, 27 miles from Basingstoke: 6,979 people on the ophthalmology list, 67.0% within 18 weeks, 98 over a year, nine in ten within 37 weeks.
These figures cover everyone on the trust’s ophthalmology list, not only people waiting for cataract surgery, and describe time waited so far, not how long a new referral will take.
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. Month-by-month figures: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 6 independent eye clinics and hospitals registered with the CQC to do surgery within 25 miles: 3 good, 3 not yet rated. 1 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 6 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Basingstoke) | 2.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optimax Laser Eye Clinics - Reading | 14 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Wokingham | 15 miles | Good | No |
| NuVision | 15 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optegra Surrey Eye Hospital | 21 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Southampton | 24 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Mount Alvernia Hospital, Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital and Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask Berkshire Independent Hospital for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- Ask whether the price is per eye and which lens it includes.
Nearby
Cataract surgery in nearby places
- Southampton 27 miles
- Slough 28 miles
- Chichester 33 miles
- Oxford 35 miles
- Swindon 37 miles
- Watford 40 miles
- Crawley 41 miles
- Bournemouth 49 miles
Other treatments near Basingstoke
This page also covers 3 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Tadley, Oakley, Odiham.
Where these figures come from
Prices: from each hospital’s own price page and breakdown on the date shown next to each price. We store the price, what the page says it includes, the link and the date.
Each hospital group describes its prices differently (guide prices, fixed packages or “from” prices), so read what’s included before comparing totals.
Clinic details and ratings: CQC register (HSCA Active Locations, downloaded 9 November 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. A rating describes the whole location, not one treatment.
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. Month-by-month figures: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Typical price is the middle (median) of the published prices within 25 miles, shown only when there are at least four.
Independent. We’re not part of the NHS or any hospital, we’re not clinicians, and nothing here is medical advice. Hospitals can’t pay to appear or to change their position.