How long is the NHS waiting list for gallbladder removal?

People on the NHS general surgery waiting list in England, which is the list gallbladder removal sits on, have waited a median of 12.8 weeks, and 8 in 100 have waited more than 41.2 weeks (NHS England, August 2026). 63% are within the 18-week standard and 384,427 people are on the list. This measures how long people still waiting have waited so far, from referral; NHS England does not publish a wait for gallbladder removal on its own. Among trusts with at least 200 people waiting, the median runs from 2.5 weeks (University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust) to 25.4 weeks (University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust).

Can I have NHS gallbladder removal at a private hospital, and is the wait shorter?

NHS patients in England can usually choose where they are referred, including independent-sector providers that hold an NHS contract, at no charge. In August 2026, NHS-funded patients on general surgery lists at 161 independent-sector providers had waited a median of 9.7 weeks, against 13.2 weeks at NHS trusts. The lists are not the same mix of patients, so the gap is not a like-for-like measure. These are waits for NHS-funded patients, not for people paying themselves.

How much does private gallbladder removal cost in the UK?

Across the price lists Nuffield Health and Spire Healthcare publish for their own hospitals, gallbladder removal runs £7,390–£10,530, with Spire Healthcare £8,180 (median of 36 hospitals); Nuffield Health £8,954 (median of 30 hospitals). The lowest published figure is £7,390 at Spire London East Hospital. What a price includes differs by operator — anaesthetist and consultant fees, prosthesis, drugs and follow-up are not always inside the headline number — so confirm the total in writing. Circle Health Group, Ramsay Health Care UK and HCA Healthcare also offer this procedure but are not included in these figures.

Can I switch from NHS to private for gallbladder removal?

Yes. You can self-fund or use private health insurance to access gallbladder removal privately while remaining on the NHS waiting list. You will not lose your NHS place by getting a private opinion or treatment.

Which cities have the shortest NHS waits for gallbladder removal?

Based on the latest NHS England RTT data, the cities in England with the shortest median waits for general surgery (the specialty covering gallbladder removal) include York (0 weeks), Sunderland (7 weeks), Birmingham (9 weeks), Liverpool (9 weeks), Leeds (10 weeks). See the full city table below.

Is gallbladder removal covered by private health insurance?

Most major UK health insurers (Bupa, AXA, Vitality, Aviva, WPA) cover gallbladder removal on standard policies, subject to underwriting and policy terms. Pre-existing conditions are typically excluded. Always confirm coverage with your insurer before scheduling.

Gallbladder removal: NHS waiting time 13 weeks, private from £7,390

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — removal of the gallbladder, usually for gallstones. People on the NHS general surgery waiting list in England have waited a median of 12.8 weeks, and 8 in 100 have waited more than 41.2 weeks (NHS England, August 2026). Published private hospital prices run £7,390–£10,530 across 66 hospitals.

NHS median wait (England)

12.8 weeks

General Surgery list, August 2026

8 in 100 have waited over

41.2 weeks

92nd percentile

Within 18 weeks

63%

384,427 people waiting

Published private prices

£7,390–£10,530

66 hospitals, 2 operators

According to NHS England RTT data for August 2026, people on the general surgery waiting list in England, which covers gallbladder removal, have waited a median of 12.8 weeks; 8 in 100 have waited more than 41.2 weeks and 63% are within 18 weeks.

According to the same NHS England release, NHS-funded general surgery patients at 161 independent-sector providers have waited a median of 9.7 weeks, against 13.2 weeks at 115 NHS trusts.

According to TreatCompare analysis of price lists published by Nuffield Health and Spire Healthcare, private gallbladder removal runs £7,390–£10,530 across 66 hospitals: Spire Healthcare £8,180 (median of 36 hospitals); Nuffield Health £8,954 (median of 30 hospitals). Each operator's headline figure covers different things, so the two are reported separately rather than averaged.

NHS England RTT waiting times, incomplete pathways, August 2026; Nuffield Health and Spire Healthcare published price lists.

Important context

NHS waiting-time figures are published at trust or specialty level. Private prices are read from individual hospitals’ own published price lists and cover two hospital groups rather than the whole private market; each operator defines its own inclusions, so their figures are shown separately and not averaged. Local eligibility, referral route, clinical urgency, provider package and insurance status can change the real-world choice. TreatCompare is for comparison only and is not medical, legal or financial advice.

Source type: Official NHS waiting-time data and published private hospital prices
Primary source: NHS England Referral to Treatment waiting-time data
Reporting period: August 2026
Last updated: 2026-10-16
Figure type: Mixed sources
Use: Research and comparison only

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Gallbladder removal: the wait on each route, and what it costs

The NHS routes have a published wait and no charge. Paying yourself has a published price and no published wait. NHS figures are for the general surgery list in England, August 2026.

Route	Median wait	92nd percentile	Cost to you
NHS trust115 trusts, 349,643 people waiting	13.2 weeks	41.8 weeks	No charge
NHS-funded at an independent-sector provider161 providers, 34,784 people waiting	9.7 weeks	31.1 weeks	No charge
Self-pay: Spire HealthcareLaparoscopic cholecystectomy — excludes the variant with X-ray imaging. Guide price, includes consultant fee and initial consultation.	Not tracked	Not tracked	£8,180median of 36 hospitals, £7,390–£8,873
Self-pay: Nuffield HealthLaparoscopic cholecystectomy (keyhole gallbladder removal). Guide price, excludes consultant fees, prosthesis and drugs.	Not tracked	Not tracked	£8,954median of 30 hospitals, £8,565–£10,530

What the wait measures. How long people still on the list have waited so far, counted from referral. It is not the time from referral to operation, and it covers the whole general surgery list: NHS England publishes no wait for gallbladder removal alone.
92nd percentile. 92 in every 100 people on the list have waited less than this; 8 in 100 have waited longer.
Independent-sector provider. A private hospital or other non-NHS provider treating NHS patients under contract. NHS patients in England can usually choose where they are referred, including these providers (NHS: your choices). These are waits for NHS-funded patients, not for people paying themselves.
Self-pay wait. We hold no published self-pay waiting time for any hospital, so none is shown. Ask for a date in writing with the quote.
Source: NHS England RTT waiting times, incomplete pathways, August 2026, published 8th October 2026. Sector medians are calculated from the weekly counts in that release, using the method NHS England applies to each provider.

NHS waiting times for gallbladder removal by trust

Median wait on the general surgery list at each NHS trust in England with at least 200 people waiting, August 2026.

10 shortest median waits

NHS waiting times for gallbladder removal by trust: shortest
Provider	Median wait	92nd percentile	Within 18 weeks	On the list
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust	2.5 weeks	23.1 weeks	89%	777
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust	5.5 weeks	19.1 weeks	91%	2,439
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust	6.0 weeks	43.4 weeks	76%	369
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	6.4 weeks	20.9 weeks	85%	333
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust	7.2 weeks	24.6 weeks	84%	4,764
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust	7.5 weeks	30.0 weeks	78%	1,676
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust	7.9 weeks	27.3 weeks	78%	1,296
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust	8.7 weeks	38.5 weeks	67%	1,197
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	8.9 weeks	18.5 weeks	91%	6,634
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust	9.6 weeks	30.6 weeks	73%	5,482

10 longest median waits

NHS waiting times for gallbladder removal by trust: longest
Provider	Median wait	92nd percentile	Within 18 weeks	On the list
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust	25.4 weeks	56.0 weeks	37%	2,797
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	23.7 weeks	54.9 weeks	42%	1,300
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	23.5 weeks	50.8 weeks	40%	4,836
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	22.0 weeks	50.7 weeks	43%	2,763
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust	20.9 weeks	47.5 weeks	45%	4,391
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	20.4 weeks	50.5 weeks	45%	2,129
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	20.0 weeks	45.6 weeks	46%	214
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust	19.5 weeks	43.0 weeks	47%	3,471
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	19.5 weeks	48.7 weeks	47%	1,234
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	19.5 weeks	42.1 weeks	46%	1,408

All 110 trusts

NHS waiting times for gallbladder removal by trust: all
Provider	Median wait	92nd percentile	Within 18 weeks	On the list
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust	2.5 weeks	23.1 weeks	89%	777
Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust	5.5 weeks	19.1 weeks	91%	2,439
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust	6.0 weeks	43.4 weeks	76%	369
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	6.4 weeks	20.9 weeks	85%	333
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust	7.2 weeks	24.6 weeks	84%	4,764
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust	7.5 weeks	30.0 weeks	78%	1,676
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust	7.9 weeks	27.3 weeks	78%	1,296
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust	8.7 weeks	38.5 weeks	67%	1,197
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	8.9 weeks	18.5 weeks	91%	6,634
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust	9.6 weeks	30.6 weeks	73%	5,482
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	9.6 weeks	27.1 weeks	78%	1,700
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	9.8 weeks	39.9 weeks	68%	2,027
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust	9.8 weeks	24.0 weeks	82%	2,901
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust	10.0 weeks	34.6 weeks	74%	4,905
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	10.0 weeks	27.8 weeks	83%	4,379
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust	10.1 weeks	29.6 weeks	78%	3,042
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust	10.2 weeks	30.6 weeks	74%	704
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust	10.5 weeks	30.6 weeks	71%	2,115
North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust	10.5 weeks	32.8 weeks	76%	718
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	10.8 weeks	33.3 weeks	70%	4,163
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	10.9 weeks	33.8 weeks	73%	4,708
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	10.9 weeks	37.2 weeks	74%	846
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust	11.0 weeks	36.6 weeks	68%	4,119
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	11.0 weeks	39.1 weeks	69%	1,986
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust	11.0 weeks	33.7 weeks	70%	5,833
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust	11.0 weeks	43.9 weeks	73%	1,225
Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	11.3 weeks	27.7 weeks	77%	357
James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	11.4 weeks	34.8 weeks	68%	3,316
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust	11.5 weeks	41.6 weeks	66%	5,619
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust	11.8 weeks	37.0 weeks	65%	3,410
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust	11.9 weeks	41.5 weeks	68%	6,112
Barts Health NHS Trust	12.0 weeks	38.1 weeks	66%	4,699
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	12.0 weeks	33.6 weeks	67%	963
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust	12.0 weeks	35.0 weeks	66%	2,228
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	12.0 weeks	39.0 weeks	69%	1,631
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust	12.0 weeks	40.7 weeks	67%	3,920
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	12.2 weeks	35.5 weeks	63%	2,356
Medway NHS Foundation Trust	12.2 weeks	33.5 weeks	69%	1,041
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust	12.2 weeks	39.5 weeks	63%	2,625
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust	12.3 weeks	39.6 weeks	64%	3,145
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust	12.4 weeks	37.8 weeks	66%	3,275
Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust	12.4 weeks	35.0 weeks	67%	1,727
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust	12.4 weeks	34.4 weeks	64%	4,708
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	12.5 weeks	37.3 weeks	65%	1,925
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust	12.5 weeks	38.4 weeks	67%	6,387
Whittington Health NHS Trust	12.6 weeks	42.6 weeks	64%	4,341
Wye Valley NHS Trust	12.7 weeks	37.8 weeks	63%	754
East Cheshire NHS Trust	12.8 weeks	40.7 weeks	64%	1,270
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust	13.0 weeks	48.0 weeks	61%	762
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust	13.1 weeks	38.9 weeks	63%	6,129
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust	13.1 weeks	31.3 weeks	59%	4,531
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust	13.2 weeks	44.1 weeks	60%	9,722
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust	13.3 weeks	37.0 weeks	66%	1,198
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust	13.5 weeks	46.7 weeks	60%	6,589
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust	13.5 weeks	42.9 weeks	63%	828
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust	13.5 weeks	46.3 weeks	61%	7,801
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust	13.6 weeks	55.6 weeks	59%	1,265
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust	13.7 weeks	47.6 weeks	59%	8,802
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust	13.8 weeks	37.7 weeks	66%	2,329
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	13.8 weeks	41.4 weeks	61%	4,409
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust	13.9 weeks	41.7 weeks	60%	5,843
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust	13.9 weeks	45.8 weeks	57%	1,821
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust	14.0 weeks	41.8 weeks	60%	2,639
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	14.1 weeks	42.3 weeks	60%	6,285
Isle of Wight NHS Trust	14.2 weeks	42.2 weeks	58%	727
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust	14.2 weeks	38.4 weeks	62%	3,846
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust	14.3 weeks	37.0 weeks	59%	5,448
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust	14.3 weeks	44.8 weeks	58%	4,842
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust	14.5 weeks	38.5 weeks	58%	1,283
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	14.5 weeks	41.3 weeks	59%	1,117
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust	14.5 weeks	39.6 weeks	60%	2,592
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	14.6 weeks	35.0 weeks	57%	312
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	14.6 weeks	45.6 weeks	58%	7,710
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust	14.6 weeks	38.5 weeks	59%	2,229
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust	14.6 weeks	43.7 weeks	57%	1,526
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	14.7 weeks	43.9 weeks	59%	4,214
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust	14.7 weeks	42.4 weeks	57%	1,994
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	14.7 weeks	37.3 weeks	59%	1,371
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	14.9 weeks	44.0 weeks	59%	4,593
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust	14.9 weeks	42.8 weeks	57%	1,670
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust	14.9 weeks	36.2 weeks	58%	5,213
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust	15.2 weeks	49.6 weeks	56%	7,392
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust	15.3 weeks	40.0 weeks	58%	2,470
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust	15.5 weeks	38.2 weeks	56%	1,645
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust	15.6 weeks	43.8 weeks	56%	7,149
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	15.6 weeks	42.3 weeks	55%	4,247
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust	15.8 weeks	41.4 weeks	55%	6,962
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust	16.2 weeks	55.9 weeks	53%	9,158
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	16.3 weeks	41.2 weeks	55%	4,069
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust	16.4 weeks	44.4 weeks	54%	3,380
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust	16.5 weeks	42.3 weeks	53%	2,009
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	16.9 weeks	41.5 weeks	53%	1,616
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust	17.2 weeks	45.1 weeks	54%	916
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	18.1 weeks	42.1 weeks	50%	1,288
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust	18.7 weeks	52.7 weeks	49%	5,690
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust	18.8 weeks	37.1 weeks	48%	1,024
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	18.8 weeks	45.8 weeks	48%	2,260
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust	18.8 weeks	46.6 weeks	48%	1,135
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	18.9 weeks	45.3 weeks	48%	2,252
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust	18.9 weeks	46.9 weeks	48%	2,372
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	19.5 weeks	42.1 weeks	46%	1,408
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	19.5 weeks	48.7 weeks	47%	1,234
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust	19.5 weeks	43.0 weeks	47%	3,471
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	20.0 weeks	45.6 weeks	46%	214
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	20.4 weeks	50.5 weeks	45%	2,129
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust	20.9 weeks	47.5 weeks	45%	4,391
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	22.0 weeks	50.7 weeks	43%	2,763
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	23.5 weeks	50.8 weeks	40%	4,836
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	23.7 weeks	54.9 weeks	42%	1,300
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust	25.4 weeks	56.0 weeks	37%	2,797

Independent-sector providers treating NHS general surgery patients

Median wait for NHS-funded patients at each independent-sector provider with at least 200 people on its general surgery list, August 2026. These are not self-pay waits.

10 shortest median waits

Independent-sector providers treating NHS general surgery patients: shortest
Provider	Median wait	92nd percentile	Within 18 weeks	On the list
Independent Health Group	4.5 weeks	12.8 weeks	99%	332
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth	4.7 weeks	15.7 weeks	94%	409
Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital	5.1 weeks	16.7 weeks	95%	211
Clementine Churchill Hospital	5.3 weeks	13.0 weeks	100%	353
Probus Surgical Centre	5.6 weeks	20.6 weeks	89%	228
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham	6.3 weeks	17.0 weeks	93%	265
Practice Plus Group Hospital Birmingham	6.4 weeks	19.7 weeks	90%	253
Spire Cheshire Hospital	6.7 weeks	22.5 weeks	87%	425
Spire Elland Hospital	6.8 weeks	28.1 weeks	82%	293
Spire South Bank Hospital	7.1 weeks	20.3 weeks	87%	301

10 longest median waits

Independent-sector providers treating NHS general surgery patients: longest
Provider	Median wait	92nd percentile	Within 18 weeks	On the list
Nuffield Health, Brentwood Hospital	31.0 weeks	47.5 weeks	34%	310
Claremont Private Hospital	23.1 weeks	45.2 weeks	41%	331
Oaks Hospital	18.6 weeks	38.9 weeks	48%	232
Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital	15.6 weeks	34.5 weeks	53%	477
Fitzwilliam Hospital	15.5 weeks	47.8 weeks	56%	484
Cavell Hospital	15.3 weeks	42.7 weeks	57%	238
Nuffield Health, Exeter Hospital	14.8 weeks	47.1 weeks	59%	247
Cobalt Hospital	14.7 weeks	45.0 weeks	58%	413
Spire Wellesley Hospital	14.0 weeks	35.8 weeks	64%	267
Spire London East	13.7 weeks	32.4 weeks	66%	603

All 67 providers

Independent-sector providers treating NHS general surgery patients: all
Provider	Median wait	92nd percentile	Within 18 weeks	On the list
Independent Health Group	4.5 weeks	12.8 weeks	99%	332
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - St Marys Portsmouth	4.7 weeks	15.7 weeks	94%	409
Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital	5.1 weeks	16.7 weeks	95%	211
Clementine Churchill Hospital	5.3 weeks	13.0 weeks	100%	353
Probus Surgical Centre	5.6 weeks	20.6 weeks	89%	228
Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre - Gillingham	6.3 weeks	17.0 weeks	93%	265
Practice Plus Group Hospital Birmingham	6.4 weeks	19.7 weeks	90%	253
Spire Cheshire Hospital	6.7 weeks	22.5 weeks	87%	425
Spire Elland Hospital	6.8 weeks	28.1 weeks	82%	293
Spire South Bank Hospital	7.1 weeks	20.3 weeks	87%	301
Spire Murrayfield Hospital	7.2 weeks	22.7 weeks	84%	285
Fulwood Hall Hospital	7.3 weeks	23.9 weeks	82%	530
The One Health Group Plc	7.6 weeks	21.5 weeks	87%	697
London Independent Hospital	7.8 weeks	21.7 weeks	85%	979
Meriden Hospital	7.8 weeks	24.1 weeks	83%	310
Spire St Anthony's Hospital	7.9 weeks	22.8 weeks	89%	368
Blakelands Hospital	8.3 weeks	31.7 weeks	80%	283
Buckshaw Hospital	8.3 weeks	28.2 weeks	79%	1,010
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Emersons Green	8.3 weeks	20.1 weeks	88%	233
Spire Leeds Hospital	8.3 weeks	19.8 weeks	89%	227
Spire Liverpool Hospital	8.4 weeks	25.1 weeks	85%	611
Tees Valley Hospital	8.5 weeks	30.1 weeks	80%	559
Epsomedical Group	8.6 weeks	26.8 weeks	80%	230
Spire Regency Hospital	8.8 weeks	25.5 weeks	82%	458
Ashtead Hospital	8.9 weeks	23.8 weeks	83%	227
Oaklands Hospital	8.9 weeks	23.3 weeks	83%	605
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital	8.9 weeks	26.2 weeks	72%	471
Woodlands Hospital	9.0 weeks	28.0 weeks	80%	361
Hendon Hospital	9.2 weeks	29.3 weeks	79%	330
Fairfield Independent Hospital	9.3 weeks	27.6 weeks	79%	365
Manchester Surgical Services Ltd	9.3 weeks	18.5 weeks	91%	266
Stourside Hospital	9.4 weeks	33.5 weeks	79%	413
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Southampton	9.5 weeks	25.3 weeks	81%	671
Beaumont Hospital	9.7 weeks	31.6 weeks	65%	559
Mount Stuart Hospital	9.9 weeks	25.5 weeks	82%	301
Norwich & Norfolk Surgical Ltd (N2s)	10.2 weeks	30.6 weeks	70%	389
Euxton Hall Hospital	10.6 weeks	31.7 weeks	70%	814
Sulis Hospital Bath (Foxcote Avenue)	10.6 weeks	31.7 weeks	70%	404
Nuffield Health the Holly Hospital	10.9 weeks	36.7 weeks	67%	463
Practice Plus Group Hospital - Ilford	10.9 weeks	35.0 weeks	68%	738
Three Shires Hospital	11.1 weeks	36.1 weeks	71%	585
The Yorkshire Clinic	11.2 weeks	35.3 weeks	67%	521
Duchy Hospital	11.3 weeks	26.5 weeks	77%	341
Spire Washington Hospital	11.3 weeks	24.0 weeks	76%	251
Rivers Hospital	11.5 weeks	32.8 weeks	68%	623
Woodland Hospital	11.5 weeks	31.1 weeks	69%	318
The New Foscote Hospital Ltd	11.6 weeks	22.9 weeks	84%	250
Kings Oak Hospital	11.8 weeks	36.5 weeks	66%	258
Glendon Wood Hospital	11.9 weeks	29.0 weeks	71%	236
Pinehill Hospital	11.9 weeks	44.3 weeks	69%	421
Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd	12.5 weeks	36.4 weeks	64%	402
Saxon Clinic	12.7 weeks	40.0 weeks	60%	226
Spire Little Aston Hospital	12.7 weeks	32.9 weeks	76%	294
Springfield Hospital	12.8 weeks	34.9 weeks	68%	637
Spire Parkway Hospital	13.1 weeks	32.8 weeks	67%	206
Park Hospital	13.4 weeks	37.9 weeks	69%	257
Renacres Hospital	13.5 weeks	48.0 weeks	58%	388
Spire London East	13.7 weeks	32.4 weeks	66%	603
Spire Wellesley Hospital	14.0 weeks	35.8 weeks	64%	267
Cobalt Hospital	14.7 weeks	45.0 weeks	58%	413
Nuffield Health, Exeter Hospital	14.8 weeks	47.1 weeks	59%	247
Cavell Hospital	15.3 weeks	42.7 weeks	57%	238
Fitzwilliam Hospital	15.5 weeks	47.8 weeks	56%	484
Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital	15.6 weeks	34.5 weeks	53%	477
Oaks Hospital	18.6 weeks	38.9 weeks	48%	232
Claremont Private Hospital	23.1 weeks	45.2 weeks	41%	331
Nuffield Health, Brentwood Hospital	31.0 weeks	47.5 weeks	34%	310

NHS waiting time by city, shortest first

City	Median wait	Compare locally
York	0 weeks	See York →
Sunderland	7 weeks	See Sunderland →
Birmingham	9 weeks	See Birmingham →
Liverpool	9 weeks	See Liverpool →
Leeds	10 weeks	See Leeds →
Reading	10 weeks	See Reading →
Bristol	10 weeks	See Bristol →
Newcastle upon Tyne	11 weeks	See Newcastle upon Tyne →
Portsmouth	12 weeks	See Portsmouth →
Oxford	12 weeks	See Oxford →
Leicester	13 weeks	See Leicester →
Middlesbrough	13 weeks	See Middlesbrough →
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Plymouth	13 weeks	See Plymouth →
Southampton	13 weeks	See Southampton →
Stoke-on-Trent	13 weeks	See Stoke-on-Trent →
Coventry	14 weeks	See Coventry →
Exeter	14 weeks	See Exeter →
London	14 weeks	See London →
Norwich	14 weeks	See Norwich →
Derby	14 weeks	See Derby →
Bradford	15 weeks	See Bradford →
Hull	15 weeks	See Hull →
Manchester	17 weeks	See Manchester →
Cambridge	17 weeks	See Cambridge →
Nottingham	17 weeks	See Nottingham →
Blackpool	18 weeks	See Blackpool →
Milton Keynes	19 weeks	See Milton Keynes →
Preston	20 weeks	See Preston →
Brighton	25 weeks	See Brighton →

What private hospitals publish for gallbladder removal

66 hospitals across 2 operators publish a price for this procedure. Each operator’s figures are shown separately, against that operator’s own definition of what the price covers.

Operator	Median	Across its hospitals	Hospitals	What the figure covers
Spire Healthcare	£8,180	£7,390–£8,873	36	Guide price, includes consultant fee and initial consultation.Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — excludes the variant with X-ray imaging.
Nuffield Health	£8,954	£8,565–£10,530	30	Guide price, excludes consultant fees, prosthesis and drugs.Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (keyhole gallbladder removal).

Why there is no single figure. These two operators define their headline price differently — Nuffield Health says its guide price excludes consultant fees, while Spire Healthcare’s includes a consultant fee and an initial consultation. Their published figures track each other closely across every procedure both price, but that is a pattern in the numbers, not a statement either company makes. Averaging them would imply a like-for-like comparison neither operator has confirmed.

Read from each operator’s own published price pages, 2026-10-07. Prices change and exclusions differ — confirm the total in writing with the hospital before booking. This covers two of the UK’s private hospital groups, not the whole private market.

UK private hospital scrape signals

Checked 19 private provider sources on 9 Oct 2026; 8 returned crawlable signals. 8 crawlable GBP price signals captured.

Provider	Signal	Captured value	Source
Ramsay Health Care UK - Ashtead Hospital	Price Gall Bladder Removal (Laparascopic Cholecystectomy) from £	£7,227	Provider page
Ramsay Health Care UK - Duchy Hospital	Price Gall Bladder Removal (Laparascopic Cholecystectomy) from £	£7,165	Provider page
Ramsay Health Care UK - Euxton Hall Hospital	Price Gall Bladder Removal (Laparascopic Cholecystectomy) from £	£7,264	Provider page
Ramsay Health Care UK - Fulwood Hall Hospital	Price Gall Bladder Removal (Laparascopic Cholecystectomy) from £	£7,264	Provider page
Ramsay Health Care UK - Mount Stuart Hospital	Price Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder Removal) from £	£7,960	Provider page
Ramsay Health Care UK - New Hall Hospital	Price Gall Bladder Removal (Laparascopic Cholecystectomy) from £	£7,524	Provider page
Ramsay Health Care UK - North Downs Hospital	Price Gall Bladder Removal (Laparascopic Cholecystectomy) from £	£7,588	Provider page
Ramsay Health Care UK - Oaklands Hospital	Price Gall Bladder Removal (Laparascopic Cholecystectomy) from £	£6,995	Provider page

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