Endoscopy · Maidstone
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in Maidstone: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£2,205
Colonoscopy: Chelsfield Park Hospital, Orpington · 18 miles away
Gastroscopy: £1,869 at Chelsfield Park Hospital (18 miles)
Typical price
£2,525
The middle of 7 published colonoscopy prices within 25 miles.
Gastroscopy: £2,326.
NHS wait
About 8 in 10
on the endoscopy list at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026).
People already on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Maidstone
Colonoscopy
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Chelsfield Park Hospital
Orpington · 18 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, 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 -
The Sloane Hospital
Beckenham · 25 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 Sloane 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 -
Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury · 24 miles away
£2,383Colonoscopy
What’s included: Circle’s guide price. Circle says it covers your first consultation, the operation and care after you go home (first consultation £220). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Chaucer Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,163 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
KIMS Hospital, Maidstone
Maidstone · 1.9 miles away
from£2,525Colonoscopy
What’s included: KIMS calls this a guide “from” price. Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tunbridge Wells · 14 miles away
£3,135Bowel 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 Tunbridge Wells Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,135 -
Spire Hartswood Hospital
Brentwood · 25 miles away
from£3,393Bowel 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 £213 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Hartswood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £213 Treatment Included from £3,180 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea · 22 miles away
from£3,474Bowel 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 £231 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £231 Treatment Included from £3,243 Aftercare Included Included
Gastroscopy
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Chelsfield Park Hospital
Orpington · 18 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, Chelsfield Park 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 -
Chaucer Hospital
Canterbury · 24 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, Chaucer 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 Sloane Hospital
Beckenham · 25 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 Sloane 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 -
KIMS Hospital, Maidstone
Maidstone · 1.9 miles away
from£2,152Gastroscopy / Endoscopy
What’s included: KIMS calls this a guide “from” price. Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital
Tunbridge Wells · 14 miles away
£2,500Stomach 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 Tunbridge Wells Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,500 -
Spire Alexandra Hospital
Chatham · 4.0 miles away
from£2,520Stomach 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 £213 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Alexandra Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £213 Treatment Included from £2,307 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Hartswood Hospital
Brentwood · 25 miles away
from£2,812Stomach 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 £213 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Hartswood Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £213 Treatment Included from £2,599 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Wellesley Hospital
Southend-on-Sea · 22 miles away
from£2,878Stomach 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 £231 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Wellesley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £231 Treatment Included from £2,647 Aftercare Included Included
See all 8 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Colonoscopy | Gastroscopy |
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| KIMS Hospital, Maidstone | 1.9 miles | from £2,525 | from £2,152 |
| Spire Alexandra Hospital | 4.0 miles | – | from £2,520 |
| Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital | 14 miles | £3,135 | £2,500 |
| Chelsfield Park Hospital | 18 miles | £2,205 | £1,869 |
| Spire Wellesley Hospital | 22 miles | from £3,474 | from £2,878 |
| Chaucer Hospital | 24 miles | £2,383 | £1,869 |
| The Sloane Hospital | 25 miles | £2,205 | £1,869 |
| Spire Hartswood Hospital | 25 miles | from £3,393 | from £2,812 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Maidstone.
Hospital by hospital
KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, Maidstone, 1.9 miles away (KIMS Hospital; CQC Good, report October 2019). Colonoscopy from £2,525 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £320 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy from £2,152 (single guide figure, no breakdown), £283 above the local lowest.
Spire Alexandra Hospital, Chatham, 4.0 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Requires improvement, report September 2017). No published colonoscopy price. Gastroscopy from £2,520 (first consultation £213 included; aftercare included), £651 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, 14 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2017). Colonoscopy £3,135 (tests before treatment not included), £930 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £2,500 (tests before treatment not included), £631 above the local lowest.
Chelsfield Park Hospital, Orpington, 18 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report December 2016). 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.
Spire Wellesley Hospital, Southend-on-Sea, 22 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2026). Colonoscopy from £3,474 (first consultation £231 included; aftercare included), £1,269 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy from £2,878 (first consultation £231 included; aftercare included), £1,009 above the local lowest.
Chaucer Hospital, Canterbury, 24 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 2026). Colonoscopy £2,383 (first consultation £220 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £178 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £1,869 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
The Sloane Hospital, Beckenham, 25 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report March 2023). 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.
Spire Hartswood Hospital, Brentwood, 25 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report March 2022). Colonoscopy from £3,393 (first consultation £213 included; aftercare included), £1,188 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy from £2,812 (first consultation £213 included; aftercare included), £943 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Colonoscopy: 7 local prices span £1,269, from £2,205 to £3,474; the UK median across 91 published prices is £2,917. The nearest, KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, is £320 dearer than the cheapest.
Gastroscopy: 8 local prices span £1,009, from £1,869 to £2,878; the UK median across 88 published prices is £2,300. The nearest, KIMS Hospital, Maidstone, is £283 dearer than the cheapest.
7 hospitals near Maidstone publish both prices. below it at 7, by £336 to £635.
Within 5 miles of central Maidstone: KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles) and Spire Alexandra Hospital (4.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Maidstone: Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital (14 miles), Chelsfield Park Hospital (18 miles), Spire Wellesley Hospital (22 miles), Chaucer Hospital (24 miles), The Sloane Hospital (25 miles) and Spire Hartswood Hospital (25 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 £3,474 at 7 hospitals; gastroscopy £1,869 to £2,878 at 8 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells: about 8 in 10 (81.1%) 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 Maidstone
| NHS trust | Under 6 weeks | 6 weeks or more | 13 weeks or more | On the list |
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| Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust | 81.1% | 183 | 79 | 966 |
| Medway NHS Foundation Trust | 83.4% | 156 | 11 | 937 |
| England | 69.6% | 60,003 | 26,159 | 197,640 |
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, 1.6 miles from Maidstone: 966 people waiting for endoscopy, 81.1% under six weeks, 79 at 13 weeks or more.
Medway NHS Foundation Trust, 7.6 miles from Maidstone: 937 people waiting for endoscopy, 83.4% under six weeks, 11 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: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Medway NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 7 independent hospitals and endoscopy units registered with the CQC to do tests such as endoscopy within 9.3 miles: 6 good, 1 requires improvement. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 7 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
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| The KSL Clinic Ltd | 0.4 miles | Good | No |
| KIMS Hospital | 1.9 miles | Good | Yes |
| Spire Alexandra Hospital | 4.0 miles | Requires improvement | Yes |
| Practice Plus Group Surgical Centre, Gillingham | 8.0 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Sittingbourne | 8.3 miles | Good | No |
| CES Medical - Headcorn | 8.5 miles | Good | No |
| CES Medical - Chatham | 9.1 miles | Good | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Chaucer Hospital, Chelsfield Park Hospital and Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not included.
- Ask KIMS Hospital, Maidstone for an itemised quote, as its price is published as a single figure.
- For colonoscopy, weigh Chelsfield Park Hospital (18 miles) against KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles): the £320 saving comes with a longer trip, so ask each how many follow-up visits are included.
- For gastroscopy, weigh Chelsfield Park Hospital (18 miles) against KIMS Hospital, Maidstone (1.9 miles): the £283 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
- Southend-on-Sea 21 miles
- Crawley 32 miles
- London 32 miles
- Brighton and Hove 40 miles
- Colchester 46 miles
- Watford 48 miles
- Luton 59 miles
- Ipswich 61 miles
Other treatments near Maidstone
This page also covers 5 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Chatham, Larkfield, Snodland, Coxheath, Bearsted.
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: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Medway 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.