Endoscopy · Nottingham
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in Nottingham: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
from£2,802
Colonoscopy: Spire Nottingham Hospital, Nottingham · 5.5 miles away
Gastroscopy: £1,869 at The Park Hospital (6.0 miles)
Typical price
£3,055
The middle of 5 published colonoscopy prices within 25 miles.
Gastroscopy: £2,416.
NHS wait
About 6 in 10
on the endoscopy list at Nottingham University Hospitals had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026).
People already on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Nottingham
Colonoscopy
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Spire Nottingham Hospital
Nottingham · 5.5 miles away
from£2,802Bowel 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 £246 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Nottingham Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £246 Treatment Included from £2,556 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Leicester Hospital
Oadby · 25 miles away
from£2,981Bowel 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 £223 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £223 Treatment Included from £2,758 Aftercare Included Included -
The Park Hospital
Nottingham · 6.0 miles away
£3,055Colonoscopy 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 £250). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £250 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,805 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital
Leicester · 23 miles away
£3,180Bowel 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 Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,180 -
Nuffield Health Derby Hospital
Derby · 15 miles away
£3,372Bowel 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 Derby Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,372
Gastroscopy
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The Park Hospital
Nottingham · 6.0 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 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 -
The Park Hospital
Nottingham · 6.0 miles away
£2,415Upper 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 £200). Not included: tests before treatment. Circle confirms the final price after your consultation.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, The Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £200 Diagnostic Investigations Not included Not included Main treatment Included £2,215 · Included Post discharge care Included Included · Included -
Spire Nottingham Hospital
Nottingham · 5.5 miles away
from£2,416Stomach 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 £238 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Nottingham Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £238 Treatment Included from £2,178 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Derby Hospital
Derby · 15 miles away
£2,564Stomach 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 Derby Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,564 -
Spire Leicester Hospital
Oadby · 25 miles away
from£2,575Stomach 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 £226 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Leicester Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £226 Treatment Included from £2,349 Aftercare Included Included
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| Hospital | Distance | Colonoscopy | Gastroscopy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spire Nottingham Hospital | 5.5 miles | from £2,802 | from £2,416 |
| The Park Hospital | 6.0 miles | £3,055 | £1,869 |
| Nuffield Health Derby Hospital | 15 miles | £3,372 | £2,564 |
| Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital | 23 miles | £3,180 | – |
| Spire Leicester Hospital | 25 miles | from £2,981 | from £2,575 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Nottingham.
Hospital by hospital
Spire Nottingham Hospital, Nottingham, 5.5 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Outstanding, report February 2024). Colonoscopy from £2,802 (first consultation £246 included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. Gastroscopy from £2,416 (first consultation £238 included; aftercare included), £547 above the local lowest.
The Park Hospital, Nottingham, 6.0 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report November 2024). Colonoscopy £3,055 (first consultation £250 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), £253 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £1,869 (Gastroscopy endoscopy or camera into stomach) or £2,415 (Upper GI Endoscopy (Gastroscopy)) (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally.
Nuffield Health Derby Hospital, Derby, 15 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2026). Colonoscopy £3,372 (tests before treatment not included), £570 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £2,564 (tests before treatment not included), £695 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital, Leicester, 23 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report October 2023). Colonoscopy £3,180 (tests before treatment not included), £378 above the local lowest. No published gastroscopy price.
Spire Leicester Hospital, Oadby, 25 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report February 2016). Colonoscopy from £2,981 (first consultation £223 included; aftercare included), £179 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy from £2,575 (first consultation £226 included; aftercare included), £706 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Colonoscopy: 5 local prices span £570, from £2,802 to £3,372; the UK median across 91 published prices is £2,917.
Gastroscopy: 5 local prices span £706, from £1,869 to £2,575; the UK median across 88 published prices is £2,300. The nearest, Spire Nottingham Hospital, is £547 dearer than the cheapest.
4 hospitals near Nottingham publish both prices. They are Spire Nottingham Hospital, The Park Hospital, Nuffield Health Derby Hospital and Spire Leicester Hospital. below it at 4, by £386 to £1,186.
5 to 10 miles of central Nottingham: Spire Nottingham Hospital (5.5 miles) and The Park Hospital (6.0 miles).
10 to 25 miles of central Nottingham: Nuffield Health Derby Hospital (15 miles), Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital (23 miles) and Spire Leicester 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 £2,802 to £3,372 at 5 hospitals; gastroscopy £1,869 to £2,575 at 4 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Nottingham University Hospitals: about 6 in 10 (62.8%) 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 Nottingham
| NHS trust | Under 6 weeks | 6 weeks or more | 13 weeks or more | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust | 62.8% | 989 | 377 | 2,662 |
| Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 86.0% | 136 | 19 | 973 |
| England | 69.6% | 60,003 | 26,159 | 197,640 |
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, 1.6 miles from Nottingham: 2,662 people waiting for endoscopy, 62.8% under six weeks, 377 at 13 weeks or more.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 12 miles from Nottingham: 973 people waiting for endoscopy, 86.0% under six weeks, 19 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: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 12 independent hospitals and endoscopy units registered with the CQC to do tests such as endoscopy within 9.3 miles: 1 outstanding, 5 good, 6 not yet rated. 2 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 12 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health and Eyecare Limited (CHEC - Nottingham) | 1.0 miles | Good | No |
| Zenith Cosmetic Clinic | 1.1 miles | Good | No |
| THMG Nottingham Clinic | 1.3 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Optical Express – Nottingham Hospital | 1.9 miles | Good | No |
| ACES Nottingham Hospital | 1.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Cirrus House | 1.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Newmedica Community Ophthalmology Service | 2.3 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Woodthorpe Hospital | 2.4 miles | Good | No |
| Optegra Nottingham | 3.8 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Spire Nottingham Hospital | 5.5 miles | Outstanding | Yes |
| The Park Hospital | 6.0 miles | Good | Yes |
| Highfield House | 6.2 miles | Not yet rated | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Derby Hospital, Nuffield Health Leicester Hospital and The Park Hospital what tests before treatment would cost: their published breakdown lists them as not 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
- Leicester 23 miles
- Sheffield 30 miles
- Doncaster 38 miles
- Stoke-on-Trent 40 miles
- Birmingham 44 miles
- Wolverhampton 48 miles
- Northampton 52 miles
- Huddersfield 53 miles
Other treatments near Nottingham
This page also covers 2 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Ilkeston, Nuthall and Watnall.
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: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK, Sherwood Forest 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.