Endoscopy
Private colonoscopy: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Published self-pay prices for a diagnostic colonoscopy at named UK hospitals, what the price includes, and how long NHS endoscopy waits are near you.
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Lowest UK price
£2,170
up to £3,635, across 91 published prices
Typical price
£2,917
the middle of the prices from 90 hospitals
NHS endoscopy wait, England
About 7 in 10
had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026)
People already on the list, not a forecast.
In short
We found 91 published self-pay prices for colonoscopy at 90 UK hospitals, from £2,170 to £3,635, with a median of £2,917. All were checked on 9 November 2026 and link to the hospital’s own page.
At the end of August 2026, 69.6% of the 197,640 people waiting for an NHS endoscopy test in England had waited under six weeks.
There are local pages for 35 cities and large towns in England, which between them also cover 203 smaller towns nearby.
Colonoscopy near you
East Midlands
East of England
- Luton from £2,205
- Norwich from £3,037
- Southend-on-Sea from £2,525
- Cambridge from £2,986
- Ipswich from £3,563
- Watford from £2,205
- Colchester from £3,474
London
North East
North West
South East
- Brighton and Hove from £2,668
- Southampton from £2,205
- Reading from £2,205
- Oxford from £2,973
- Crawley from £2,205
- Maidstone from £2,205
South West
West Midlands
- Birmingham from £2,170
- Stoke-on-Trent from £2,766
- Wolverhampton from £2,205
- Telford from £2,766
- Worcester from £2,205
Yorkshire and The Humber
- Leeds from £2,205
- Sheffield from £2,205
- Huddersfield from £2,205
- Doncaster from £2,205
- Ripon from £2,205
Smaller towns, and the page that covers each
East Midlands
- Anstey see Leicester
- Barrow upon Soar see Leicester
- Birstall see Leicester
- Blaby and Whetstone see Leicester
- Brixworth see Northampton
- Broughton Astley see Leicester
- Countesthorpe see Leicester
- Earl Shilton see Leicester
- Earls Barton see Northampton
- Enderby and Narborough see Leicester
- Groby see Leicester
- Ibstock see Leicester
- Ilkeston see Nottingham
- Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt see Leicester
- Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe see Leicester
- Mountsorrel see Leicester
- Nuthall and Watnall see Nottingham
- Oadby see Leicester
- Quorndon see Leicester
- Sileby see Leicester
- Syston see Leicester
- Thurmaston see Leicester
- Towcester see Northampton
- Wigston see Leicester
East of England
- Ashingdon see Southend-on-Sea
- Aylsham see Norwich
- Beccles see Norwich
- Berechurch see Colchester
- Bradwell see Norwich
- Burnham-on-Crouch see Southend-on-Sea
- Burwell see Cambridge
- Caister-on-Sea see Norwich
- Canvey Island see Southend-on-Sea
- Cromer see Norwich
- Dereham see Norwich
- Dunstable see Luton
- Fakenham see Norwich
- Felixstowe see Ipswich
- Gorleston-on-Sea see Norwich
- Great Shelford and Stapleford see Cambridge
- Great Wakering see Southend-on-Sea
- Great Yarmouth see Norwich
- Hadleigh see Ipswich
- Halstead see Colchester
- Harwich see Ipswich
- Haverhill see Cambridge
- Hemsby see Norwich
- Hethersett see Norwich
- Histon and Impington see Cambridge
- Hockley and Hawkwell see Southend-on-Sea
- Houghton Regis see Luton
- Hullbridge see Southend-on-Sea
- Kesgrave see Ipswich
- Kirby Cross see Ipswich
- Leiston see Ipswich
- Lowestoft see Norwich
- Moor Park see Watford
- Needham Market see Ipswich
- Newmarket see Cambridge
- North Walsham see Norwich
- Peterborough see Leicester
- Poringland see Norwich
- Rayleigh see Southend-on-Sea
- Rickmansworth see Watford
- Rochford see Southend-on-Sea
- Sawston see Cambridge
- Sheringham see Norwich
- Soham see Cambridge
- Stowmarket see Ipswich
- Sudbury see Ipswich
- Taverham and Drayton see Norwich
- Thundersley and South Benfleet see Southend-on-Sea
- Walton-on-the-Naze see Ipswich
- Waterbeach see Cambridge
- Wivenhoe see Colchester
- Woodbridge see Ipswich
- Wymondham see Norwich
North East
- Annfield Plain see Sunderland
- Birtley see Sunderland
- Brandon see Sunderland
- Chester-le-Street see Sunderland
- Crook see Sunderland
- Durham see Sunderland
- East Boldon and West Boldon see Sunderland
- Fence Houses see Sunderland
- Hetton-le-Hole see Sunderland
- Houghton-le-Spring see Sunderland
- Murton see Sunderland
- Pelton and Ouston see Sunderland
- Sacriston see Sunderland
- Seaham see Sunderland
- Shiney Row and Penshaw see Sunderland
- Stanley see Sunderland
- Ushaw Moor and Bearpark see Sunderland
- Washington see Sunderland
North West
- Birkenhead see Liverpool
- Bootle see Liverpool
- Crosby see Liverpool
- Droylsden see Manchester
- Failsworth see Manchester
- Greasby see Liverpool
- Heswall see Liverpool
- Hoylake see Liverpool
- Litherland see Liverpool
- Lytham St Anne's see Blackpool
- Meols see Liverpool
- Poulton-le-Fylde see Blackpool
- Thornton see Blackpool
- Wallasey see Liverpool
- West Kirby see Liverpool
South East
- Barton on Sea see Bournemouth
- Bearsted see Maidstone
- Burghfield Common see Reading
- Carterton see Oxford
- Chandler's Ford see Southampton
- Chatham see Maidstone
- Coxheath see Maidstone
- Eastleigh see Southampton
- Eynsham see Oxford
- Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint see Brighton and Hove
- Horsham see Crawley
- Hythe and Dibden Purlieu see Southampton
- Kidlington see Oxford
- Larkfield see Maidstone
- Lewes see Brighton and Hove
- Marchwood see Southampton
- New Milton see Bournemouth
- Newhaven see Brighton and Hove
- North Baddesley see Southampton
- Peacehaven see Brighton and Hove
- Ringwood see Bournemouth
- Romsey see Southampton
- Seaford see Brighton and Hove
- Shinfield see Reading
- Snodland see Maidstone
- Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross see Reading
- Totton see Southampton
- West End see Southampton
- Winchester see Southampton
- Winnersh see Reading
- Witney see Oxford
- Wokingham see Reading
- Woodley see Reading
South West
- Ashley Heath see Bournemouth
- Bishop's Cleeve see Gloucester
- Brockworth see Gloucester
- Chalford see Gloucester
- Cheltenham see Gloucester
- Christchurch see Bournemouth
- Churchdown see Gloucester
- Corfe Mullen see Bournemouth
- Ferndown see Bournemouth
- Keynsham see Bristol
- Long Ashton see Bristol
- Merley see Bournemouth
- Nailsea see Bristol
- Nailsworth see Gloucester
- Newent see Gloucester
- Plymouth see Bristol
- Poole see Bournemouth
- Quedgeley and Hardwicke see Gloucester
- Stonehouse see Gloucester
- Stroud see Gloucester
- Swanage see Bournemouth
- Swindon see Oxford
- Upton see Bournemouth
- Verwood see Bournemouth
- Wareham see Bournemouth
- West Moors see Bournemouth
- Wimborne Minster see Bournemouth
West Midlands
- Bilston see Wolverhampton
- Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook see Stoke-on-Trent
- Broseley see Telford
- Cheadle see Stoke-on-Trent
- Codsall see Wolverhampton
- Coseley see Wolverhampton
- Droitwich Spa see Worcester
- Kingswinford see Wolverhampton
- Newcastle-under-Lyme see Stoke-on-Trent
- Pershore see Worcester
- Perton see Wolverhampton
- Sedgley see Wolverhampton
- Shifnal see Telford
- Werrington see Stoke-on-Trent
- Wombourne see Wolverhampton
Yorkshire and The Humber
- Armthorpe see Doncaster
- Bentley see Doncaster
- Conisbrough see Doncaster
- Finningley see Doncaster
- Heckmondwike see Huddersfield
- Honley see Huddersfield
- Kingston upon Hull see Leeds
- Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe see Doncaster
- Knaresborough see Ripon
- Linthwaite and Slaithwaite see Huddersfield
- Liversedge see Huddersfield
- Maltby see Doncaster
- Meltham see Huddersfield
- Mexborough see Doncaster
- Mirfield see Huddersfield
- New Rossington and Rossington see Doncaster
- Sprotbrough see Doncaster
- Warmsworth see Doncaster
Published prices (lowest first)
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The Meriden Hospital
Coventry
£2,170Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Meriden Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,920 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Chelsfield Park Hospital
Orpington
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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, Chelsfield Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Hendon Hospital
London
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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, Hendon Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Guildford
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Sarum Road Hospital
Winchester
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Shirley Oaks Hospital
Croydon
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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, Shirley Oaks Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Sutton Medical Centre
Sutton Coldfield
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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, Sutton Medical Centre Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Syon Clinic
Brentford
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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, Syon Clinic Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Alexandra Hospital
Cheadle
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Beardwood Hospital
Blackburn
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 Beardwood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Beaumont Hospital
Lostock Bolton
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 Beaumont Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Blackheath Hospital
London
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 Blackheath Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Cavell Hospital
Enfield
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 Cavell Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Droitwich Spa Hospital
Droitwich
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 Droitwich Spa Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Duchy Hospital
Harrogate
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 Duchy Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Hampshire Clinic
Basingstoke
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Harbour Hospital
Poole
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 Harbour Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Highfield Hospital
Rochdale
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 Highfield Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Huddersfield Private Hospital
Huddersfield
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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, Huddersfield Private Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
The Kings Oak Hospital
London
£2,205Colonoscopy or camera into bowel
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 Kings Oak Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,005 · Not included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
See all 91 published UK prices
Each price is what the hospital published on the date shown, not a quote. Nobody pays to be listed.
What to expect
Looking for the practical detail — referral, the day itself, and what a published price usually covers? Read our what to expect guide.
What is being priced
The prices here are for a diagnostic colonoscopy. Removing polyps during the test, or taking extra samples, can be priced separately, and we leave those prices out so that like is compared with like.
Package prices usually include the procedure, sedation if used and the report. Whether the first consultation and any laboratory tests on samples are included varies, and is shown against each price.
The NHS route
Colonoscopy is one of the endoscopy tests in NHS England’s monthly diagnostic waiting times (DM01). The local figure combines the endoscopy tests the trust reports, including colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, cystoscopy and gastroscopy, which are reported together in the summary we use.
Before you book
- Ask whether sedation and the bowel preparation are in the price.
- Ask what happens, and what it costs, if a polyp is removed or a sample is taken.
- Ask how and when you will get the results, and whether a consultation about them is included.
Common questions
Is polyp removal included?
Not always. Several hospitals price colonoscopy with polyp removal separately. Ask before you book.
Do I need a referral?
Most hospitals ask for a consultation with a specialist first, which may be charged separately. Check the inclusions shown with each price.
Where these figures come from
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.
Prices: read from each hospital’s own website on the date shown next to each price. Typical price is the middle (median) of all the published prices.
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.