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CLINICUK · 2023

Private hysteroscopy (actually paid)£2,900

Cancer Research UK Cancer Chat forum; replier states the amount actually paid (original poster had been quoted about £3,000).

TOTAL PAID£2,900

“I had a hysteroscopy done privately it was £2900 so similar price you have been quoted.” · a real bill, shared publicly · source

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The Private Healthcare Information Network publishes hospital and consultant data, and hospitals list self-pay prices, but the total you pay still varies hugely. source

NHS waits

Record NHS waiting lists are pushing more people to pay privately for the first time, often with no idea of the real cost. source

Thousands apart

The same operation can cost thousands more at one private hospital than another in the same city. source

What Britain actually pays

Every number below is a real price: a published price, or a bill someone actually paid. Click through for the full spread.

Procedure	Prices	List	Paid	Delta
Blood tests	6	£159£49–£249	£59£59–£59	−£100
Cardiology	7	£274£50–£350	£200£200–£200	−£74
Cataract surgery	7	£3,122£2,099–£3,870	—	—
Colonoscopy	6	£3,017£1,949–£3,635	—	—
CT scan	7	£650£350–£875	—	—
Dermatology	7	£323£60–£490	£600£600–£600	+£278
Gastroscopy	7	£2,270£1,449–£2,870	—	—
Gynaecology	8	£690£250–£5,750	£450£400–£2,900	−£240
Hernia repair	7	£4,176£3,449–£5,160	—	—
Hip replacement	8	£16,120£13,199–£18,275	—	—
Knee replacement	8	£16,940£13,799–£20,120	—	—
MRI scan	12	£438£199–£620	£415£250–£460	−£23
Physiotherapy	5	£55£50–£65	£45£45–£45	−£10
Private GP	7	£99£95–£160	£123£49–£200	+£24
Specialist consult	4	£145£145–£145	£275£275–£275	+£130
Ultrasound	11	£299£159–£440	£78£50–£100	−£222

Two bars per procedure: the pale bar is the advertised list price spread, purple is what people actually paid, on one shared scale (£45 to £20,120, logarithmic). Delta is the gap between the two medians. Hover for the numbers.

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