MRI scan · Birmingham
an MRI scan in Birmingham: what it costs, and the NHS wait
Prices checked 9 Nov 2026
Cheapest nearby
£350
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham, Birmingham · 3 miles away
Typical price
£525
The middle of the 9 published prices within 25 miles.
Range £350 to £589.
NHS wait in Birmingham
About 8 in 10
on the University Hospitals Birmingham MRI list under 6 weeks (August 2026).
How long people already on the list had waited. It can’t tell you your own wait.
In short
The lowest published self-pay price we found for an MRI scan in the Birmingham area was £495 at Spire Parkway Hospital (Solihull). Checked 9 November 2026.
At the end of August 2026, 80.3% of the 7,111 people waiting for an NHS MRI scan at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust had been waiting less than six weeks, compared with 78.0% across England.
The health regulator (CQC) lists 142 independent healthcare places in Birmingham, including 3 with overnight beds and 27 diagnostic or screening services.
Where to get an MRI scan near Birmingham
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Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham
Birmingham · 3 miles away
£350MRI scan – one body part
What’s included: A fixed treatment price. The first consultation costs £145 on top; Practice Plus says that includes a nurse assessment, any blood tests and swabs needed, and an X-ray if required.
Price breakdown, as published
Published price breakdown, Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham Stage In the price? As published Initial consultation Not included £145 (charged separately) -
Spire Parkway Hospital
Solihull · 6 miles away
£495MRI 1 area
What’s included: Spire says its MRI prices include contrast dye when needed and the radiologist’s report. You need a referral letter from a GP or consultant.
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Spire Little Aston Hospital
Sutton Coldfield · 8 miles away
£495MRI 1 area
What’s included: Spire says its MRI prices include contrast dye when needed and the radiologist’s report. You need a referral letter from a GP or consultant.
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West Midlands Hospital
Halesowen · 9 miles away
from£525MRI (one part)
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Stourside Hospital
Stourbridge · 12 miles away
from£525MRI (one part)
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Rowley Hall Hospital
Stafford · 24 miles away
from£551MRI (one part)
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Beacon Park Hospital
Stafford · 25 miles away
from£551MRI (one part)
What’s included: Ramsay calls this a guide price (a “from” price). Its page doesn’t list what’s included, so check with the hospital.
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Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital
Wolverhampton · 15 miles away
£565MRI scan (1 part)
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for one body part. Nuffield says you get a fixed price after your consultation; check with the hospital whether the report is included.
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Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital
Leamington Spa · 18 miles away
£589MRI scan (1 part)
What’s included: Nuffield’s guide price for one body part. Nuffield says you get a fixed price after your consultation; check with the hospital whether the report is included.
Prices the hospitals and clinics publish on their own websites, not quotes. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line miles from Birmingham city centre.
Hospital list prices nearby
8 hospitals within 25 miles of Birmingham publish a self-pay list price for an MRI scan, ranging from £350 to £589. They belong to Nuffield Health, Practice Plus Group, Ramsay Health Care UK and Spire Healthcare. These are the hospitals’ own published figures, read from each source page on 9 November 2026; what a list price covers differs between groups.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Birmingham (Birmingham), about 3 miles from the centre of Birmingham, lists MRI scan – one body part at £350; CQC rates the hospital requires improvement (report published January 2020).
Spire Parkway Hospital (Solihull), about 6 miles from the centre of Birmingham, lists MRI 1 area at £495; CQC rates the hospital good (report published October 2026).
Spire Little Aston Hospital (Lichfield), about 8 miles from the centre of Birmingham, lists MRI 1 area at £495; CQC rates the hospital good (report published October 2026).
West Midlands Hospital (Dudley), about 9 miles from the centre of Birmingham, lists MRI (one part) from £525; CQC rates the hospital requires improvement (report published July 2022).
Stourside Hospital (Dudley), about 12 miles from the centre of Birmingham, lists MRI (one part) from £525; CQC rates the hospital good (report published August 2022).
Nuffield Health Wolverhampton Hospital (Wolverhampton), about 15 miles from the centre of Birmingham, lists MRI scan (1 part) at £565; CQC rates the hospital good (report published October 2022).
Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital (Warwick), about 18 miles from the centre of Birmingham, lists MRI scan (1 part) at £589; CQC rates the hospital good (report published February 2025).
Rowley Hall Hospital (Stafford), about 24 miles from the centre of Birmingham, lists MRI (one part) from £551; CQC rates the hospital good (report published April 2023).
Private or NHS?
- Cost. Free on the NHS. Privately £350 to £589 across 9 published prices within 25 miles.
- Wait. University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust: about 8 in 10 (80.3%) on its MRI list under 6 weeks; 1,400 people longer. England: 78.0%.
- Referral. Many private hospitals ask for a referral letter from a GP or consultant before a private scan. Ask before you book.
Not sure which is right for you? Your GP can refer you on the NHS and talk through your options.
The NHS wait for an MRI scan
| 80.3% | About 8 in 10 people on the MRI waiting list at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust had waited under six weeks (August 2026) |
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| 78.0% | the same measure across England. The NHS standard is that fewer than 1% wait six weeks or more. |
At University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, 1,400 people had waited six weeks or more and 258 had waited 13 weeks or more. Across the NHS Midlands region, 70.9% of the 82,432 people on the list had waited under six weeks.
These figures describe people already on the list at the end of the month. They do not predict how long a new referral will wait. Source: NHS England, Monthly Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity (DM01), August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. See the full local picture on Waiting Times UK.
Where else to look in Birmingham
These 5 providers in the Birmingham area are on the CQC register. We list providers alphabetically and say why each is listed. Nobody pays to appear.
The Birmingham Upright MRI Centre
38 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B15 1TS
MRI centre registered to do scans and tests. No published price found.
HCA Healthcare UK The Harborne Hospital
HCA Healthcare UK The Harborne Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham B15 2TQ
Hospital registered to do scans and tests. Ask whether it does MRI.
The Priory Hospital
Priory Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands B5 7UG
Hospital registered to do scans and tests. Ask whether it does MRI.
Spire Parkway Hospital
1 Damson Parkway, Solihull, West Midlands B91 2PP
Publishes a self-pay price, shown above.
West Midlands Hospital
Colman Hill, Halesowen, West Midlands B63 2AH
Hospital registered to do scans and tests. Ask whether it does MRI.
2 other registered clinics in Birmingham that may be relevant
Their names and registrations suggest they may be relevant. We haven’t checked their services or prices.
Before you book
We found only one published local price in the Birmingham area, so there is little to compare it with locally. Prices published elsewhere in the country are on the national MRI page.
Ask whether the scan price includes the radiologist’s report and whether you need a referral letter before booking.
For the month-by-month NHS picture in Birmingham, see MRI waiting times in Birmingham on Waiting Times UK.
More in Birmingham and elsewhere
Where these figures come from
Prices: read from each provider’s own website on the date shown next to each price. We store the price, what the page says it includes, the link and the date.
Provider details are from the CQC register (downloaded 9 November 2026), under the Open Government Licence. A CQC rating describes the whole location, not a particular treatment.
These figures describe people already on the list at the end of the month. They do not predict how long a new referral will wait. Source: NHS England, Monthly Diagnostics Waiting Times and Activity (DM01), August 2026 data, published 8 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. See the full local picture 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.
