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Private GP Cost UK 2026: Online, In-Person and Home Visit Prices

Private GP cost guide for the UK, covering online appointments, in-person clinics, home visits, prescriptions, referral letters and hidden extras.

TreatCompare Editorial Team · Healthcare Price Research

Published 10 May 2026Updated 10 May 2026

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Private GP cost table

Route	Typical UK cost	Often included	Common extras
Asynchronous online GP	GBP25-GBP45	Clinical review and advice	Medicine cost, pharmacy fees
Video or phone GP	GBP29-GBP75	GP appointment and advice	Prescription issue fee, referral letter
In-person private GP	GBP60-GBP200	Physical examination	Tests, letters, follow-up
Extended GP consultation	GBP100-GBP300	Longer appointment	Diagnostics and follow-up
Home visit GP	GBP200-GBP600	GP visit at home, hotel or workplace	Travel premium, tests, medicines

According to TreatCompare analysis of 46 UK private GP routes, the lower-cost private GP route is usually online, while in-person and home-visit care cost more because they include clinic capacity, examination time or travel.

What changes the total cost?

The advertised private GP fee is usually the appointment price. The final cost can rise if you need a private prescription, pharmacy medicine, a referral letter, a fit note, blood tests, imaging or a follow-up appointment.

NHS alternative

NHS GP appointments are free at the point of use. Private GP care is usually used for speed, appointment length, convenience or access to a specific private referral route.

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Source type: Named public and provider sources
Primary source: General Medical Council register
Reporting period: 2026-05-10
Last updated: 2026-05-10
Figure type: Mixed sources
Use: Research and comparison only

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Private GP depth

Private GP long-tail searches to cover with provider rows

Private GP pages become more useful when the same dataset is sliced by service type, city, provider and what is included in the appointment fee.

Search target	Price signal	Depth angle	Next data point
Private GP London	Online, clinic and home-visit ranges	Same-day clinics, hotel visits and central London premium	Named clinic appointment length and letter fees
Private GP Manchester	North West clinic and national online rows	Local clinic versus video GP route	Pall Mall, SameDayDoctor and hospital-group inclusions
Online GP consultation cost	Asynchronous, phone and video fees	Prescription, fit note, referral letter and follow-up add-ons	Provider-specific admin fees and pharmacy handoff
Private GP home visit cost	London and major-city home-visit bands	Urgent non-emergency route, travel fee and out-of-hours premium	Home visit postcode coverage and weekend pricing

72 UK private GP routes are now in the local data file.

City pages already combine national online routes with local providers.

Provider pages are generated from the same source, so new rows create more crawlable depth.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a private GP cost in the UK?

Private GP appointments commonly cost GBP25-GBP75 online, GBP60-GBP200 in person and GBP200-GBP600 for home visits. Extra charges can apply for prescriptions, tests, referral letters and follow-up appointments.