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11 PRICES TRACKED

Private ultrasound

A private ultrasound scan. Often the cheapest way to get imaging quickly.

£78median paid
£299median list
£50lowest
£440highest
8.8×spread

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Every price we track (hover a dot)

List priceActually paid
£27£172£318£463list med £299paid med £78List priceActually paid

The gap: advertised vs actually paid (medians)

List price (advertised)£2997 prices
↓£222 less
Actually paid (reported)£784 prices

People reported paying 74% less than the advertised list price for ultrasound.

List price£299Actually paid£78

List prices are advertised prices; paid figures are what people reported, often for different cases. Treat the gap as a signal, not a quote.

Quoted vs actually paid (real submissions)

The strongest signal there is: what one person was quoted, and what the same job actually cost them.

  • quoted £50↔paid £500%

    Mumsnet poster, early reassurance scan.

    Anon · UK · 2015

  • quoted £70↔paid £700%

    Same thread; 16-week scan, had one for each pregnancy.

    Anon · UK · 2015

  • quoted £85↔paid £850%

    Same thread; 8-week scan.

    Anon · UK · 2015

  • quoted £100↔paid £1000%

    Same thread; 9-week scan after a previous miscarriage.

    Anon · UK · 2015

YearRegionProviderWhat it wasListPaidSrc
2015UKUnknownPrivate early pregnancy reassurance scanMumsnet poster, early reassurance scan.—£50quoted £50source
2015UKUnknownPrivate pregnancy scan (16 weeks)Same thread; 16-week scan, had one for each pregnancy.—£70quoted £70source
2015UKUnknownPrivate early pregnancy scan (8 weeks)Same thread; 8-week scan.—£85quoted £85source
2015UKUnknownPrivate early pregnancy scan (9 weeks)Same thread; 9-week scan after a previous miscarriage.—£100quoted £100source
2026UKUnknownPrivate pelvic ultrasound scanThe Scan Clinic published list; off-peak £149. Abdominal £160, reassurance pregnancy scan £99.£159—source
2026UKUnknownPrivate musculoskeletal ultrasound scan (joint)Standard price across all joint MSK scans (ankle, knee, shoulder, wrist etc.) on the same published list.£160—source
2026BuckinghamshireUnknownPrivate ultrasound scan (1 body part)Practice Plus Group MSK and Diagnostics self-pay list; scales to £230 (2 parts) and £265 (3 parts).£200—source
2026ManchesterUnknownPrivate ultrasound scan (general, Band 6)Nuffield Health Manchester Diagnostic Suite; scans banded from £299 (Band 6) up to £554 (Band 10) by complexity.£299—source
2026LondonUnknownPrivate pelvic ultrasound (gynaecology)London Gynaecology published fee schedule; listed from £300.£300—source
2026UKUnknownPrivate transabdominal ultrasound scanPrivate consultant gynaecologist fee schedule; transabdominal-only scan.£325—source
2026UKUnknownPrivate transabdominal plus transvaginal ultrasound scanCombined scan fee on the same consultant fee schedule.£440—source

Common questions

How much does ultrasound cost in the UK?

Across 11 real UK prices, the median is £160, ranging from £50 to £440. These are published prices and bills people actually paid, not estimates.

Why do ultrasound prices vary so much?

Private hospitals set their own self-pay prices, and the consultant's fee is usually separate from the hospital's. The same operation can differ by thousands between providers and regions.

How can I pay less for ultrasound?

Get fixed-price self-pay quotes from two or three hospitals, ask whether the consultant fee and follow-ups are included, and check independent clinics as well as the big groups.

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Methodology: prices here are published prices and bills people reported paying. Each row says which it is, with a link to the source where one exists. We never estimate and no sponsor can touch a number. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix or remove it fast.