Endoscopy · Liverpool
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in Liverpool: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£2,205
Colonoscopy: The Beaumont Hospital, Lostock Bolton · 21 miles away
Gastroscopy: £1,869 at The Beaumont Hospital (21 miles)
Typical price
£2,690
The middle of 5 published colonoscopy prices within 25 miles.
Gastroscopy: £2,192.
NHS wait
About 6 in 10
on the endoscopy list at Alder Hey Children's had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026).
People already on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Liverpool
Colonoscopy
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The Beaumont Hospital
Lostock Bolton · 21 miles away
£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 -
Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens · 8.7 miles away
£2,543Colonoscopy procedure
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £140). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £140 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,403 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral
Wirral · 7.8 miles away
from£2,690Bowel examination (colonoscopy)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £200 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Treatment Included from £2,490 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Liverpool Hospital
Liverpool · 1.7 miles away
from£2,943Bowel examination (colonoscopy)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £176 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Liverpool Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £176 Treatment Included from £2,767 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Chester Hospital
Chester · 16 miles away
£2,985Bowel 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 Chester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,985
Gastroscopy
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The Beaumont Hospital
Lostock Bolton · 21 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, The Beaumont 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 -
Fairfield Independent Hospital
St. Helens · 8.7 miles away
£2,115Upper GI endoscopy (gastroscopy)
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £140). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Fairfield Independent Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £140 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £1,975 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral
Wirral · 7.8 miles away
from£2,192Stomach examination (gastroscopy, also known as endoscopy)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £200 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Treatment Included from £1,992 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Liverpool Hospital
Liverpool · 1.7 miles away
from£2,259Stomach examination (gastroscopy, also known as endoscopy)
What’s included: Spire’s fixed self-pay package. Spire says it covers tests before your operation, the surgeon’s and anaesthetist’s fees, nursing, medicines and food during your stay, and any standard implant, plus aftercare: follow-up appointments, stitches, dressings and up to 14 days of medicines. The first consultation is £187 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Liverpool Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £187 Treatment Included from £2,072 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Chester Hospital
Chester · 16 miles away
£2,285Stomach 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 Chester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,285
See all 5 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Colonoscopy | Gastroscopy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spire Liverpool Hospital | 1.7 miles | from £2,943 | from £2,259 |
| Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | 7.8 miles | from £2,690 | from £2,192 |
| Fairfield Independent Hospital | 8.7 miles | £2,543 | £2,115 |
| Nuffield Health Chester Hospital | 16 miles | £2,985 | £2,285 |
| The Beaumont Hospital | 21 miles | £2,205 | £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 Liverpool.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, 1.7 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2022). Colonoscopy from £2,943 (first consultation £176 included; aftercare included), £738 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy from £2,259 (first consultation £187 included; aftercare included), £390 above the local lowest.
Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral, Wirral, 7.8 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report July 2022). Colonoscopy from £2,690 (first consultation £200 included; aftercare included), £485 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy from £2,192 (first consultation £200 included; aftercare included), £323 above the local lowest.
Fairfield Independent Hospital, St. Helens, 8.7 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report January 2017). Colonoscopy £2,543 (first consultation £140 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £338 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £2,115 (first consultation £140 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £246 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Chester Hospital, Chester, 16 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report December 2016). Colonoscopy £2,985 (tests before treatment not included), £780 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £2,285 (tests before treatment not included), £416 above the local lowest.
The Beaumont Hospital, Lostock Bolton, 21 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report June 2025). Colonoscopy £2,205 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Gastroscopy £1,869 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
How the prices compare
Colonoscopy: 5 local prices span £780, from £2,205 to £2,985; the UK median across 91 published prices is £2,917. The nearest, Spire Liverpool Hospital, is £738 dearer than the cheapest.
Gastroscopy: 5 local prices span £416, from £1,869 to £2,285; the UK median across 88 published prices is £2,300. The nearest, Spire Liverpool Hospital, is £390 dearer than the cheapest.
5 hospitals near Liverpool publish both prices. below it at 5, by £336 to £700.
Within 5 miles of central Liverpool: Spire Liverpool Hospital (1.7 miles).
5 to 10 miles of central Liverpool: Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral (7.8 miles) and Fairfield Independent Hospital (8.7 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Liverpool: Nuffield Health Chester Hospital (16 miles) and The Beaumont Hospital (21 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 £2,205 to £2,985 at 5 hospitals; gastroscopy £1,869 to £2,285 at 5 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Alder Hey Children's: about 6 in 10 (60.7%) 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 Liverpool
| NHS trust | Under 6 weeks | 6 weeks or more | 13 weeks or more | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust | 60.7% | 46 | 22 | 117 |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 61.9% | 1,058 | 330 | 2,780 |
| England | 69.6% | 60,003 | 26,159 | 197,640 |
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, 1.2 miles from Liverpool: 117 people waiting for endoscopy, 60.7% under six weeks, 22 at 13 weeks or more.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 1.8 miles from Liverpool: 2,780 people waiting for endoscopy, 61.9% under six weeks, 330 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: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 9 independent hospitals and endoscopy units registered with the CQC to do tests such as endoscopy within 9.3 miles: 2 outstanding, 5 good, 1 requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. 3 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 9 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| SpaMedica Liverpool | 0.4 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Spire Liverpool Hospital | 1.7 miles | Good | Yes |
| ACES Liverpool Hospital | 2.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| SpaMedica Wirral | 4.8 miles | Good | No |
| ASET Hospital | 5.9 miles | Requires improvement | No |
| Crosby Hospital | 6.3 miles | Good | No |
| Spire Murrayfield Hospital | 7.8 miles | Good | Yes |
| Fairfield Independent Hospital | 8.7 miles | Good | Yes |
| SpaMedica Widnes | 9.1 miles | Outstanding | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Fairfield Independent Hospital, Nuffield Health Chester Hospital and The Beaumont Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- For colonoscopy, weigh The Beaumont Hospital (21 miles) against Spire Liverpool Hospital (1.7 miles): the £738 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For gastroscopy, weigh The Beaumont Hospital (21 miles) against Spire Liverpool Hospital (1.7 miles): the £390 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
- Chester 15 miles
- Blackpool 27 miles
- Manchester 29 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 43 miles
- Huddersfield 49 miles
- Telford 53 miles
- Sheffield 60 miles
- Leeds 62 miles
Other treatments near Liverpool
This page also covers 10 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Birkenhead, Wallasey, Bootle, Crosby, Heswall, Litherland, West Kirby, Greasby, Hoylake, Meols.
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: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Liverpool 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.