# Private Health Costs

> Private health care costs in the UK before any operation: consultations, MRI, CT, ultrasound and endoscopy, with published prices and their dates. Free quotes.

## Key facts

- A UK private hospital group published an initial consultant consultation at £145 and a private GP appointment at £95 on its national price list, prices correct as at June 2026 (Practice Plus Group).
- Private MRI and CT are priced per body part: on the same June 2026 published list, one body part is £350 and six body parts £1,537 for MRI.
- PHIN, the government-mandated private healthcare information body, puts a private specialist consultation at typically between £150 and £300 and says it is almost never included in the cost of any subsequent surgery (PHIN, updated 16 June 2026).

## Key pages

- [What do private health care costs come to in the UK?](https://privatehealthcosts.co.uk/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [Private MRI scan cost in the UK: what you pay and why it varies](https://privatehealthcosts.co.uk/private-mri-scan-cost/): Private MRI is priced per body part, not per appointment. A published UK list puts one body part at £350 and six at £1,537 in June 2026. What else changes the price.
- [Private consultation cost: what a first specialist appointment buys](https://privatehealthcosts.co.uk/private-consultation-cost/): A private consultation is a separate purchase from the treatment that follows. PHIN puts it at typically £150 to £300 and says it is almost never inside a package.
- [Private CT scan and ultrasound cost: how these are priced](https://privatehealthcosts.co.uk/private-ct-scan-and-ultrasound-cost/): CT is priced per body part like MRI, with contrast charged separately; ultrasound is cheaper and usually priced per area. Published June 2026 prices and what moves them.
- [Private endoscopy cost: gastroscopy, colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy](https://privatehealthcosts.co.uk/private-endoscopy-cost/): A published UK list put gastroscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy at £1,449 and colonoscopy at £1,949 in June 2026. What sits inside a scope price and what is billed after.
- [Published UK private consultation, scan and test prices, June 2026](https://privatehealthcosts.co.uk/#data): original data table, updated 2026-08-15.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://privatehealthcosts.co.uk/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- Published UK private consultation, scan and test prices, June 2026. Methodology: Every figure below is taken from the published national price list of Practice Plus Group (practiceplusgroup.com), stated on that page as correct as at June 2026 and subject to change without prior notice. This is one group's list, not a UK average: other providers price per hospital, London and central London list prices are commonly higher, and prices move. Treat these as an anchor for what a published UK price looks like, then get a quote for your own postcode. That price list also states there will be a charge for any diagnostic tests required as a result of your initial consultation, so a consultation fee and a scan fee are separate purchases.
- Last updated: 2026-08-15. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: Practice Plus Group. Treatment price list, prices correct as at June 2026: https://practiceplusgroup.com/private-patient-care/prices/
- Source: PHIN (Private Healthcare Information Network). About private hospital pricing in the UK, updated 16 June 2026: https://www.phin.org.uk/help/about-private-hospital-pricing-in-the-uk
- Source: PHIN. Search consultants and hospitals: https://www.phin.org.uk/
- Source: Care Quality Commission. Scope of registration: the regulated activities, updated 29 January 2025: https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-regulation/providers/registration/scope-registration/regulated-activities
- Source: Care Quality Commission. The fundamental standards of care, updated 3 March 2026: https://www.cqc.org.uk/about-us/fundamental-standards
- Source: Care Quality Commission. Independent healthcare services: information for providers: https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-regulation/providers/independent-healthcare-services
- Source: NHS. Referrals for specialist care: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/referrals-for-specialist-care/
- Source: NHS. Guide to NHS waiting times in England: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/guide-to-nhs-waiting-times-in-england/

## Citation

Cite as: "Published UK private consultation, scan and test prices, June 2026", Private Health Costs, https://privatehealthcosts.co.uk/ (updated 2026-08-15).

## About

- Private Health Costs is a free introduction service. We pass your details to at most three relevant private clinics and diagnostic providers, who contact you directly with their own prices. We may receive a fee from those providers; you pay nothing and are under no obligation. We are not a healthcare provider, we are not affiliated with PHIN, the Care Quality Commission, the NHS, the General Medical Council or any provider named here, and nothing on this site is medical advice. Prices are quoted from the published sources named, with the date those sources give.
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