Endoscopy · Ipswich
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in Ipswich: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£3,563
Colonoscopy: Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich · 3.5 miles away
Gastroscopy: £1,869 at St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles)
NHS wait
About 4 in 10
on the endoscopy list at West Suffolk had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026).
People already on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Ipswich
Colonoscopy
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Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich · 3.5 miles away
£3,563Bowel Examination - Colonoscopy
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 Ipswich Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,563
Gastroscopy
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St Edmunds Hospital
Bury St Edmunds · 22 miles away
£1,869Gastroscopy endoscopy or camera into stomach
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, St Edmunds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,669 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital
Ipswich · 3.5 miles away
£2,785Stomach Examination - Gastroscopy, also known as Endoscopy
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 Ipswich Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,785
See all 2 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Colonoscopy | Gastroscopy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital | 3.5 miles | £3,563 | £2,785 |
| St Edmunds Hospital | 22 miles | – | £1,869 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Ipswich.
Hospital by hospital
Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, 3.5 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report November 2016). Colonoscopy £3,563 (tests before treatment not included), the lowest locally. Gastroscopy £2,785 (tests before treatment not included), £916 above the local lowest.
St Edmunds Hospital, Bury St Edmunds, 22 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report March 2019). No published colonoscopy price. Gastroscopy £1,869 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Colonoscopy: one local price, £3,563; the UK median across 91 published prices is £2,917.
Gastroscopy: 2 local prices span £916, from £1,869 to £2,785; the UK median across 88 published prices is £2,300. The nearest, Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, is £916 dearer than the cheapest.
1 hospital near Ipswich publish both prices. They are Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital. below it at 1, by £778.
Within 5 miles of central Ipswich: Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Ipswich: St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles).
Typical for colonoscopy: a day-case test.
Tip: count the journeys for the consultation, the procedure and follow-up when weighing a cheaper hospital further away.
Private or NHS?
- Cost. colonoscopy £3,563 at 1 hospital; gastroscopy £1,869 to £2,785 at 2 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. West Suffolk: about 4 in 10 (40.7%) under 6 weeks. England: 69.6%.
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 Ipswich
| NHS trust | Under 6 weeks | 6 weeks or more | 13 weeks or more | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 40.7% | 825 | 354 | 1,391 |
| Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 69.2% | 617 | 207 | 2,004 |
| England | 69.6% | 60,003 | 26,159 | 197,640 |
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, 22 miles from Ipswich: 1,391 people waiting for endoscopy, 40.7% under six weeks, 354 at 13 weeks or more.
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 39 miles from Ipswich: 2,004 people waiting for endoscopy, 69.2% under six weeks, 207 at 13 weeks or more.
NHS England reports colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, cystoscopy and gastroscopy separately; the figure here combines them, so it is the endoscopy list as a whole.
These figures describe people already waiting at the end of the month, not how long a new referral will wait. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait six weeks or more.
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. Month-by-month figures: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 6 independent hospitals and endoscopy units registered with the CQC to do tests such as endoscopy within 25 miles: 4 good, 2 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 6 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| InHealth Endoscopy - Suffolk Community Centre | 2.9 miles | Good | No |
| Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital | 3.5 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Colchester | 13 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Oaks Hospital | 15 miles | Good | No |
| Newmedica Bury St Edmunds | 21 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| St Edmunds Hospital | 22 miles | Good | Yes |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital and St Edmunds Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- For gastroscopy, weigh St Edmunds Hospital (22 miles) against Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital (3.5 miles): the £916 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- Ask whether sedation and the bowel preparation are in the price.
- Ask whether sedation is included or charged separately.
Nearby
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in nearby places
- Colchester 15 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 40 miles
- Norwich 41 miles
- Cambridge 44 miles
- Maidstone 61 miles
- London 66 miles
- Luton 68 miles
- Watford 72 miles
Other treatments near Ipswich
This page also covers 11 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Felixstowe, Sudbury, Stowmarket, Harwich, Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Hadleigh, Walton-on-the-Naze, Kirby Cross, Leiston, Needham Market.
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, 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. Month-by-month figures: West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals 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.