None of the UK private hospitals we checked on 31 Oct 2026 publishes a price for scoliosis surgery. The closest published price is spinal fusion, the operation the NHS lists for adult scoliosis: from £17,300 for the hospital charges alone at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital in London [1]. On the NHS, scoliosis surgery costs nothing.
Written by Saher Shodhan. Every price on this page was checked against the provider's own page on 31 Oct 2026, unless a row says otherwise. Sources are numbered at the end.
How much scoliosis surgery costs in the UK
Scoliosis surgery is planned around each person's spine, and UK private hospitals quote for it after a consultation rather than publishing a price. This is what the providers' own pages showed on 31 Oct 2026:
| Provider | Operation as listed | Published price | What the price covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John & St Elizabeth Hospital, London | Spinal fusion | from £17,300 | A guide to the hospital charges "from admission to discharge". The surgeon's, anaesthetist's and consultation fees and diagnostic tests are charged separately. |
| Practice Plus Group | Anterior cervical discectomy fusion (a fusion in the neck, not a scoliosis correction) | £14,400 | Fixed price for the operation. The initial consultation is £145 on top. |
| Spire Healthcare | Scoliosis correction | No price published | None of the 36 Spire hospital price lists we checked gives a price for scoliosis correction. |
| Nuffield Health | None | No price published | None of the 28 Nuffield hospital price lists we checked lists scoliosis surgery or spinal fusion. |
Providers' own pages, checked 31 Oct 2026 [1] to [4].
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What the price usually includes and excludes
The two providers that publish a fusion price word it very differently, so compare quotes line by line:
- St John & St Elizabeth Hospital: the £17,300 guide covers hospital charges only. It "excludes consultation fees, diagnostic tests, and professional fees" for the surgeon, anaesthetist and other specialists, and the final cost depends on the procedure, the implant and the length of stay [1].
- Practice Plus Group: its prices are fixed prices for the operation, and the £145 initial consultation includes "a nurse assessment, any necessary bloods and swabs and an x-ray if required" [2].
Ask each hospital, in writing, whether these are in the price:
- The surgeon's and anaesthetist's fees
- Scans and tests before and after the operation
- The implants (rods and screws)
- Nights in hospital
- Physiotherapy and follow-up appointments
- Treatment if something goes wrong
Getting scoliosis surgery on the NHS
NHS treatment is free. The NHS says "only a small number will need to have surgery on their spine" [5], and for adults "Most adults with scoliosis will not need surgery" [6]. When adults do need an operation, the NHS lists "spinal fusion, to join 2 or more vertebrae together to stabilise, strengthen and straighten your spine" [6]. For children, the NHS says surgery may be recommended if the scoliosis "continues to get worse despite trying other treatments" [7].
A GP refers you to a specialist first. The latest published figure, for August 2026, shows 843,419 people waiting for trauma and orthopaedic treatment in England, with 61.1% waiting under 18 weeks and a median wait of about 14 weeks (13.8) [8] [9]. These figures cover all trauma and orthopaedic treatment, not scoliosis alone. NHS England publishes the September 2026 figures on 12 Nov 2026. Our guide to NHS scoliosis surgery waiting times goes further.
If a GP refers you, the NHS says "in most cases you have the legal right to choose the hospital or service you'd like to go to" [10]. My Planned Care shows waiting times by hospital [11].
Scoliosis surgery abroad
Our clinic price index has no range for scoliosis surgery: none of the clinics' own price lists we hold gives a price for it, and too few list a spinal fusion price to quote a range for any country (checked 6 Oct 2026) [12]. Hospitals abroad usually quote for scoliosis after seeing your X-rays and scans, as UK hospitals do.
If you are looking at Poland, our guides to scoliosis surgery cost in Poland and spinal fusion cost in Poland cover what Polish hospitals say, and the countries UK patients choose for spinal surgery compares the options. Scoliosis surgery abroad lists the hospitals we hold.
Checks before paying a deposit
Scoliosis surgery is a major spinal operation. Make these checks yourself before any money changes hands:
- Find the hospital on its country's official register of healthcare providers, under the company name on the quote.
- Get your spinal surgeon's name in writing, look them up where the country has a public register of doctors, and ask how many scoliosis corrections they do each year.
- Get the quote itemised in writing: implants, nights in hospital, physiotherapy, and what is not included.
- Ask what happens, and who pays, if you need help after you are back in the UK, and plan your UK follow-up before you travel.
Our 15 questions to ask a hospital abroad give you the wording.
Clinics we hold, by country
Each has a free summary page: the register entry we found, the Google listings and any published prices. Thera is free for patients. No clinic can pay to change the prices we publish.
When this may not be right for you
On the NHS, scoliosis surgery costs nothing, and you can ask to move to another hospital if you are likely to wait longer than the maximum time for your treatment [10]. The NHS says "Spinal surgery is a major operation and it can take up to a year or more to fully recover" [6]. Treatment close to home keeps your surgeon and follow-up appointments within reach during that time. Abroad, you travel back after the operation, and any follow-up in the UK needs planning before you go.
Frequently asked questions
How much is scoliosis surgery?
No UK private hospital we checked on 31 Oct 2026 publishes a price for scoliosis surgery: they quote after a consultation. The nearest published price is spinal fusion, from £17,300 for the hospital charges alone at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital in London, with the surgeon's and anaesthetist's fees on top [1]. On the NHS it is free.
Sources
- St John & St Elizabeth Hospital, spinal fusion: from £17,300, an estimated guide to hospital charges from admission to discharge, excluding consultation fees, diagnostic tests and professional fees. Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- Practice Plus Group, private patient prices: anterior cervical discectomy fusion £14,400; initial consultation £145. Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- Spire Healthcare, scoliosis correction at Spire Manchester and the price lists of 36 Spire hospitals: no price for scoliosis correction. Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- Nuffield Health, hospital price lists, for example Nuffield Leeds: 28 lists checked, none with scoliosis surgery or spinal fusion. Checked 31 Oct 2026.
- NHS, Scoliosis. Page last reviewed 12 April 2023. Read 31 Oct 2026.
- NHS, Scoliosis: treatment in adults. Page last reviewed 12 April 2023. Read 31 Oct 2026.
- NHS, Scoliosis: treatment in children. Page last reviewed 12 April 2023. Read 31 Oct 2026.
- NHS England, referral to treatment waiting times, August 2026, statistical press notice, table 1, Trauma and Orthopaedic Service (excludes 4 trusts that did not send data). Published 8 Oct 2026.
- NHS England, incomplete pathways by commissioner, August 2026, national sheet, Trauma and Orthopaedics median wait 13.8 weeks (an estimate from grouped data). Published 8 Oct 2026.
- NHS, Your choices in the NHS. Read 30 Oct 2026.
- NHS, My Planned Care. Read 30 Oct 2026.
- Thera Travel, clinic price index: hospitals' own published price lists, converted at the European Central Bank rate. Checked 6 Oct 2026.
Related: NHS scoliosis surgery waiting times, scoliosis surgery cost in Poland, spinal fusion cost in Poland, orthopaedic surgery guides.
This guide is general information, not medical advice.
Clinics UK patients look at
The four with the most Google reviews among the orthopaedic clinics we hold. Each has a free page with its records.
Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, ChennaiChennai, India
KIMS-Sunshine Hospitals, BegumpetHyderabad (Begumpet), India
Yashoda Hospitals, SomajigudaHyderabad (Somajiguda, Raj Bhavan Road), India
Yashoda Hospitals, MalakpetHyderabad (Malakpet, Nalgonda X Roads), India
Written by Saher Shodhan
Saher Shodhan is the founder of Thera Travel, which publishes what the official records show about clinics abroad, each fact with the date it was checked, and answers patients' enquiries, free. More about Thera → How we write and check our guides →
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