Endoscopy · Luton
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in Luton: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£2,205
Colonoscopy: The Saxon Clinic, Milton Keynes · 16 miles away
Gastroscopy: £1,869 at The Saxon Clinic (16 miles)
Typical price
£2,205
The middle of 7 published colonoscopy prices within 25 miles.
Gastroscopy: £1,869.
NHS wait
About 5 in 10
on the endoscopy list at Bedfordshire Hospitals had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026).
People already on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Luton
Colonoscopy
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The Saxon Clinic
Milton Keynes · 16 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 Saxon 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 Manor Hospital
Bedford · 17 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 Manor 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 · 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 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 -
The Cavell Hospital
Enfield · 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 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 -
Hendon Hospital
London · 22 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, 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 -
Spire Harpenden Hospital
Harpenden · 5.3 miles away
from£2,747Bowel 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 £225 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Harpenden Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £225 Treatment Included from £2,522 Aftercare Included Included -
The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden · 18 miles away
£2,973Colonoscopy 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 Chiltern Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included From £2,723 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
Gastroscopy
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The Saxon Clinic
Milton Keynes · 16 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 Saxon Clinic 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 -
The Manor Hospital
Bedford · 17 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 Manor 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 -
The Kings Oak Hospital
London · 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 Kings Oak 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 -
The Cavell Hospital
Enfield · 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 Cavell 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 -
Hendon Hospital
London · 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, Hendon 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 -
The Clementine Churchill Hospital
Harrow · 23 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 Clementine Churchill 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 -
Spire Harpenden Hospital
Harpenden · 5.3 miles away
from£2,200Stomach 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 £232 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Harpenden Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £232 Treatment Included from £1,968 Aftercare Included Included -
The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden · 18 miles away
£2,539Gastroscopy 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 £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Chiltern Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,289 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included
See all 8 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Colonoscopy | Gastroscopy |
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| Spire Harpenden Hospital | 5.3 miles | from £2,747 | from £2,200 |
| The Saxon Clinic | 16 miles | £2,205 | £1,869 |
| The Manor Hospital | 17 miles | £2,205 | £1,869 |
| The Chiltern Hospital | 18 miles | £2,973 | £2,539 |
| The Kings Oak Hospital | 21 miles | £2,205 | £1,869 |
| The Cavell Hospital | 21 miles | £2,205 | £1,869 |
| Hendon Hospital | 22 miles | £2,205 | £1,869 |
| The Clementine Churchill Hospital | 23 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 Luton.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Harpenden Hospital, Harpenden, 5.3 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report January 2017). Colonoscopy from £2,747 (first consultation £225 included; aftercare included), £542 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy from £2,200 (first consultation £232 included; aftercare included), £331 above the local lowest.
The Saxon Clinic, Milton Keynes, 16 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report December 2019). 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.
The Manor Hospital, Bedford, 17 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report July 2018). 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.
The Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden, 18 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report November 2021). Colonoscopy £2,973 (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £768 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £2,539 (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £670 above the local lowest.
The Kings Oak Hospital, London, 21 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report August 2022). 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.
The Cavell Hospital, Enfield, 21 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report August 2019). 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.
Hendon Hospital, London, 22 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report September 2026). 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.
The Clementine Churchill Hospital, Harrow, 23 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report December 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: 7 local prices span £768, from £2,205 to £2,973; the UK median across 91 published prices is £2,917. The nearest, Spire Harpenden Hospital, is £542 dearer than the cheapest.
Gastroscopy: 8 local prices span £670, from £1,869 to £2,539; the UK median across 88 published prices is £2,300. The nearest, Spire Harpenden Hospital, is £331 dearer than the cheapest.
7 hospitals near Luton publish both prices. below it at 7, by £336 to £547.
5 to 10 miles of central Luton: Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Luton: The Saxon Clinic (16 miles), The Manor Hospital (17 miles), The Chiltern Hospital (18 miles), The Kings Oak Hospital (21 miles), The Cavell Hospital (21 miles), Hendon Hospital (22 miles) and The Clementine Churchill Hospital (23 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 £2,973 at 7 hospitals; gastroscopy £1,869 to £2,539 at 8 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Bedfordshire Hospitals: about 5 in 10 (52.6%) 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 Luton
| NHS trust | Under 6 weeks | 6 weeks or more | 13 weeks or more | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 52.6% | 1,122 | 348 | 2,369 |
| East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust | 65.5% | 489 | 87 | 1,417 |
| England | 69.6% | 60,003 | 26,159 | 197,640 |
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 2.1 miles from Luton: 2,369 people waiting for endoscopy, 52.6% under six weeks, 348 at 13 weeks or more.
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, 9.3 miles from Luton: 1,417 people waiting for endoscopy, 65.5% under six weeks, 87 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: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS 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 9.3 miles: 5 good, 1 not yet rated. 1 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 6 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| SpaMedica Luton | 2.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Riverbanks Clinic | 4.3 miles | Good | No |
| Spire Harpenden Hospital | 5.3 miles | Good | Yes |
| Aventus Clinic | 7.4 miles | Good | No |
| Pinehill Hospital | 7.9 miles | Good | No |
| One Stop Doctors T/A One Stop Healthcare | 8.9 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Hendon Hospital, The Cavell Hospital and The Chiltern Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- For colonoscopy, weigh The Saxon Clinic (16 miles) against Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles): the £542 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For gastroscopy, weigh The Saxon Clinic (16 miles) against Spire Harpenden Hospital (5.3 miles): the £331 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
- Watford 17 miles
- London 30 miles
- Northampton 31 miles
- Cambridge 32 miles
- Oxford 37 miles
- Reading 39 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 53 miles
- Crawley 55 miles
Other treatments near Luton
This page also covers 2 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Dunstable, Houghton Regis.
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: Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS 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.