How long is the NHS wait for echocardiogram in the SO14 postcode?

Patients living in the SO14 postcode (Southampton city centre (SO14)) are typically referred to University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. The current median NHS wait for echocardiogram across these trust is approximately 11 weeks. The 92nd percentile (long-tail) wait can extend to 33 weeks. NHS England publishes wait times at the trust level, not the outcode level — so this is the closest accurate breakdown for SO14 residents.

How much does private echocardiogram cost near SO14?

Neither Nuffield Health nor Spire Healthcare publishes a quotable price for echocardiogram, so there is no published figure to quote for Southampton or anywhere else. Spire, Nuffield, Circle and HCA Healthcare operate in most major cities — ask for a written quote covering consultation, surgery, anaesthesia and follow-ups.

Can I be referred to an NHS trust outside SO14?

Yes. Under NHS Patient Choice rules you can ask your GP to refer you to any NHS trust in England — not just the one closest to your home. If a trust elsewhere has a shorter waiting list, you can request a referral there. Travel costs for treatment further from home are your own responsibility.

Echocardiogram in SO14 (Southampton city centre (SO14))

If you live in the SO14 postcode (Southampton city centre (SO14)), your GP will most likely refer you to University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. The current median NHS wait for echocardiogram is 11 weeks. No major private hospital group publishes a quotable price for this procedure.

NHS

Faster than the national average

11 weeks

Median wait for SO14 residents

92nd percentile wait:: 33 weeks
Patients waiting:: 3,851
Seen within 18 weeks:: 70%

Free at the point of use. Aggregated from 1 NHS trust serving the SO area.

Private

Days, not weeks

Not published

No quotable price published

Typical wait:: 2–4 weeks

Self-fund or use health insurance. Major UK groups: Spire, Nuffield, Circle, HCA — ask any of them for a written quote.

Important context

NHS waiting-time figures are published at trust or specialty level. Private prices are read from individual hospitals’ own published price lists and cover two hospital groups rather than the whole private market; each operator defines its own inclusions, so their figures are shown separately and not averaged. Local eligibility, referral route, clinical urgency, provider package and insurance status can change the real-world choice. TreatCompare is for comparison only and is not medical, legal or financial advice.

Source type: Official NHS waiting-time data and private price model
Primary source: NHS England Referral to Treatment waiting-time data
Reporting period: Jul 2026
Last updated: 2026-10-06
Figure type: Mixed sources
Use: Research and comparison only

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What private hospitals publish for echocardiogram

Too few hospitals publish a price for this procedure to give a meaningful median, so here are the 2 that do, individually. A median drawn from this many hospitals would be a coin toss with a statistical word attached.

Nuffield Health

Echocardiogram, scan only. Guide price, excludes consultant fees, prosthesis and drugs.

Manchester Diagnostic Suite£399
MIHP£399

Read from each operator’s own published price pages, 2026-10-05. These are individual hospitals’ published figures, not a national average.

How outcode waits work: NHS England publishes wait times per NHS trust, not per outcode. SO14 sits inside the wider SO postcode area, and patients are typically referred to University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. Under NHS Patient Choice you can ask to be referred to any trust in England — not just the local one.