Endoscopy · Reading
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in Reading: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£2,205
Colonoscopy: The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke · 12 miles away
Gastroscopy: £1,869 at The Hampshire Clinic (12 miles)
Typical price
£2,741
The middle of 7 published colonoscopy prices within 25 miles.
Gastroscopy: £2,265.
NHS wait
About 8 in 10
on the endoscopy list at Royal Berkshire had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026).
People already on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Reading
Colonoscopy
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The Hampshire Clinic
Basingstoke · 12 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 Hampshire 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 Runnymede Hospital
Chertsey · 19 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 Runnymede 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 -
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Guildford · 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, Mount Alvernia 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 Thames Valley Hospital
Slough · 18 miles away
from£2,741Bowel 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 Thames Valley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £213 Treatment Included from £2,528 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Clare Park Hospital
Farnham · 16 miles away
from£2,853Bowel 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 £241 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Clare Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £241 Treatment Included from £2,612 Aftercare Included Included -
The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden · 21 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 -
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital
Guildford · 21 miles away
£3,260Bowel 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 Guildford Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,260
Gastroscopy
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The Hampshire Clinic
Basingstoke · 12 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 Hampshire 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 -
Mount Alvernia Hospital
Guildford · 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, Mount Alvernia 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 Thames Valley Hospital
Slough · 18 miles away
from£2,220Stomach 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 £220 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Thames Valley Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £220 Treatment Included from £2,000 Aftercare Included Included -
Spire Clare Park Hospital
Farnham · 16 miles away
from£2,310Stomach 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 £244 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Clare Park Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £244 Treatment Included from £2,066 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital
Guildford · 21 miles away
£2,465Stomach 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 Guildford Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,465 -
The Chiltern Hospital
Great Missenden · 21 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 7 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Colonoscopy | Gastroscopy |
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| The Hampshire Clinic | 12 miles | £2,205 | £1,869 |
| Spire Clare Park Hospital | 16 miles | from £2,853 | from £2,310 |
| Spire Thames Valley Hospital | 18 miles | from £2,741 | from £2,220 |
| The Runnymede Hospital | 19 miles | £2,205 | – |
| Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital | 21 miles | £3,260 | £2,465 |
| The Chiltern Hospital | 21 miles | £2,973 | £2,539 |
| Mount Alvernia Hospital | 22 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 Reading.
Hospital by hospital
The Hampshire Clinic, Basingstoke, 12 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 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.
Spire Clare Park Hospital, Farnham, 16 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report October 2024). Colonoscopy from £2,853 (first consultation £241 included; aftercare included), £648 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy from £2,310 (first consultation £244 included; aftercare included), £441 above the local lowest.
Spire Thames Valley Hospital, Slough, 18 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report February 2020). Colonoscopy from £2,741 (first consultation £213 included; aftercare included), £536 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy from £2,220 (first consultation £220 included; aftercare included), £351 above the local lowest.
The Runnymede Hospital, Chertsey, 19 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report January 2017). Colonoscopy £2,205 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. No published gastroscopy price.
Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital, Guildford, 21 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report July 2019). Colonoscopy £3,260 (tests before treatment not included), £1,055 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £2,465 (tests before treatment not included), £596 above the local lowest.
The Chiltern Hospital, Great Missenden, 21 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.
Mount Alvernia Hospital, Guildford, 22 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report April 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.
How the prices compare
Colonoscopy: 7 local prices span £1,055, from £2,205 to £3,260; the UK median across 91 published prices is £2,917.
Gastroscopy: 6 local prices span £670, from £1,869 to £2,539; the UK median across 88 published prices is £2,300.
6 hospitals near Reading publish both prices. below it at 6, by £336 to £795.
10 to 25 miles of central Reading: The Hampshire Clinic (12 miles), Spire Clare Park Hospital (16 miles), Spire Thames Valley Hospital (18 miles), The Runnymede Hospital (19 miles), Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital (21 miles), The Chiltern Hospital (21 miles) and Mount Alvernia 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 £2,205 to £3,260 at 7 hospitals; gastroscopy £1,869 to £2,539 at 6 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Royal Berkshire: 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 Reading
| NHS trust | Under 6 weeks | 6 weeks or more | 13 weeks or more | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust | 81.1% | 130 | 32 | 688 |
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust | 94.0% | 28 | 11 | 465 |
| England | 69.6% | 60,003 | 26,159 | 197,640 |
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, 0.7 miles from Reading: 688 people waiting for endoscopy, 81.1% under six weeks, 32 at 13 weeks or more.
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, 21 miles from Reading: 465 people waiting for endoscopy, 94.0% 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: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 11 independent hospitals and endoscopy units registered with the CQC to do tests such as endoscopy within 9.3 miles: 5 good, 1 requires improvement, 5 not yet rated. 0 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 11 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley General Surgery (TVGS) (1) | 0.7 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| CircleReading | 1.0 miles | Good | No |
| The Berkshire Independent Hospital | 1.1 miles | Good | No |
| Thames Valley General Surgery (TVGS) (3) | 1.1 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Berkshire West Community Endoscopy Service | 1.2 miles | Good | No |
| Thames Valley General Surgery (TVGS) (2) | 1.2 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Spire Dunedin Hospital | 1.2 miles | Good | No |
| SpaMedica Wokingham | 5.5 miles | Good | No |
| Evolutio Care Innovations | 6.7 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Berkshire Grove Hospital | 8.9 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Chiltern Medical Clinic, Goring on Thames | 9.3 miles | Requires improvement | No |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Mount Alvernia Hospital, Nuffield Health Guildford Hospital and The Chiltern 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
- Oxford 25 miles
- Watford 28 miles
- London 36 miles
- Luton 39 miles
- Southampton 40 miles
- Crawley 41 miles
- Northampton 55 miles
- Brighton and Hove 56 miles
Other treatments near Reading
This page also covers 6 nearby places with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Wokingham, Woodley, Winnersh, Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross, Burghfield Common, Shinfield.
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: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, Buckinghamshire Healthcare 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.