Endoscopy · Ripon
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy in Ripon: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£2,205
Colonoscopy: The Duchy Hospital, Harrogate · 11 miles away
Gastroscopy: £2,455 at Nuffield Health York Hospital (22 miles)
Typical price
£2,916
The middle of 4 published colonoscopy prices within 25 miles.
NHS wait
About 9 in 10
on the endoscopy list at Harrogate and District had waited under 6 weeks (August 2026).
People already on the list. It can’t tell you your own wait.
Prices near Ripon
Colonoscopy
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The Duchy Hospital
Harrogate · 11 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 Duchy 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 -
Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital
Leeds · 24 miles away
£2,880Bowel 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 Leeds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,880 -
Spire Leeds Hospital
Leeds · 21 miles away
from£2,952Bowel 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 £227 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Leeds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £227 Treatment Included from £2,725 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health York Hospital
York · 22 miles away
£3,155Bowel 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 York Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £3,155
Gastroscopy
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Nuffield Health York Hospital
York · 22 miles away
£2,455Stomach 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 York Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,455 -
Spire Leeds Hospital
Leeds · 21 miles away
from£2,487Stomach 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 £221 on top.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Spire Leeds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Included £221 Treatment Included from £2,266 Aftercare Included Included -
Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital
Leeds · 24 miles away
£2,550Stomach 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 Leeds Hospital Stage In the price? As published Diagnostic Investigations Not included Charged separately Main treatment Included £2,550
See all 4 hospitals side by side
| Hospital | Distance | Colonoscopy | Gastroscopy |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Duchy Hospital | 11 miles | £2,205 | – |
| Spire Leeds Hospital | 21 miles | from £2,952 | from £2,487 |
| Nuffield Health York Hospital | 22 miles | £3,155 | £2,455 |
| Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital | 24 miles | £2,880 | £2,550 |
Prices the hospitals publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from the centre of Ripon.
Hospital by hospital
The Duchy Hospital, Harrogate, 11 miles away (Circle Health Group; CQC Good, report February 2024). Colonoscopy £2,205 (first consultation £200 included; tests before treatment not included; aftercare included), the lowest locally. No published gastroscopy price.
Spire Leeds Hospital, Leeds, 21 miles away (Spire Healthcare; CQC Good, report June 2020). Colonoscopy from £2,952 (first consultation £227 included; aftercare included), £747 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy from £2,487 (first consultation £221 included; aftercare included), £32 above the local lowest.
Nuffield Health York Hospital, York, 22 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report December 2025). Colonoscopy £3,155 (tests before treatment not included), £950 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £2,455 (tests before treatment not included), the lowest locally.
Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital, Leeds, 24 miles away (Nuffield Health; CQC Good, report May 2025). Colonoscopy £2,880 (tests before treatment not included), £675 above the local lowest. Gastroscopy £2,550 (tests before treatment not included), £95 above the local lowest.
How the prices compare
Colonoscopy: 4 local prices span £950, from £2,205 to £3,155; the UK median across 91 published prices is £2,917.
Gastroscopy: 3 local prices span £95, from £2,455 to £2,550; the UK median across 88 published prices is £2,300. The nearest, Spire Leeds Hospital, is £32 dearer than the cheapest.
3 hospitals near Ripon publish both prices. They are Spire Leeds Hospital, Nuffield Health York Hospital and Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital. below it at 3, by £330 to £700.
10 to 25 miles of central Ripon: The Duchy Hospital (11 miles), Spire Leeds Hospital (21 miles), Nuffield Health York Hospital (22 miles) and Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital (24 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 £3,155 at 4 hospitals; gastroscopy £2,455 to £2,550 at 3 hospitals. Free on the NHS.
- Wait. Harrogate and District: about 9 in 10 (94.9%) 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 Ripon
| NHS trust | Under 6 weeks | 6 weeks or more | 13 weeks or more | On the list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust | 94.9% | 19 | 6 | 374 |
| York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | 85.6% | 186 | 56 | 1,288 |
| England | 69.6% | 60,003 | 26,159 | 197,640 |
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, 10 miles from Ripon: 374 people waiting for endoscopy, 94.9% under six weeks, 6 at 13 weeks or more.
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 22 miles from Ripon: 1,288 people waiting for endoscopy, 85.6% under six weeks, 56 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: Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK.
Other clinics nearby
The CQC register lists 10 independent hospitals and endoscopy units registered with the CQC to do tests such as endoscopy within 22 miles: 1 outstanding, 5 good, 1 requires improvement, 3 not yet rated. 3 of them publish a price we could check here; ask the others directly.
The 10 nearest
| Location | Distance | Rating (CQC) | Price shown above? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kliniken Limited | 5.7 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| The Duchy Hospital | 11 miles | Good | Yes |
| Spire Harrogate Clinic | 11 miles | Good | No |
| Cardale Park | 11 miles | Outstanding | No |
| Optegra Bowcliffe Hall | 20 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Clifton Park Hospital Limited | 20 miles | Good | No |
| The Hair Dr, Leeds Private Hospital | 21 miles | Requires improvement | No |
| CHEC - Leeds (Headingley) | 21 miles | Not yet rated | No |
| Spire Leeds Hospital | 21 miles | Good | Yes |
| Nuffield Health York Hospital | 22 miles | Good | Yes |
Questions to ask before booking
- Ask Nuffield Health Leeds Hospital, Nuffield Health York Hospital and The Duchy 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
- Leeds 23 miles
- Huddersfield 36 miles
- Doncaster 47 miles
- Sunderland 53 miles
- Sheffield 53 miles
- Manchester 54 miles
- Blackpool 65 miles
- Liverpool 76 miles
Other treatments near Ripon
This page also covers 1 nearby place with the same hospitals and NHS trust: Knaresborough.
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: Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust on Waiting Times UK, York and Scarborough Teaching 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.