Paying for echocardiogram in the UK
An ultrasound scan of the heart. The self-pay rows are for a standard resting echocardiogram.
Each row is one way of paying: the NHS, the NHS paying an independent provider, private medical insurance, and paying the provider yourself. Every figure links to the page it was read from, with the date. NHS waits are for England; charges for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are shown where they have been read. Where nothing is published, the table says so.
How each route pays for echocardiogram
| Route | What it covers | Wait | Price | Source |
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| NHS trust127 trusts, 149,057 people waiting | NHS test: Cardiology - EchocardiographyThe wait for the test, not for treatment | 3.8 weeksmedian waited so far for the test, England, August 2026; 30.7% waiting 6 weeks or more. Calculated from NHS England's published weekly bands | Not applicableNHS-funded. None of the NHS charges read (dental, prescription, sight test) applies to this |
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| NHS-funded at another provider30 independent-sector, GP and community providers, 5,884 people waiting. Not like-for-like with trusts | NHS-funded test: Cardiology - EchocardiographyNHS-funded patients. Not a self-pay wait | 3.6 weeksmedian waited so far for the test, England, August 2026; 17.9% waiting 6 weeks or more. Calculated from NHS England's published weekly bands | Not applicableNHS-funded. None of the NHS charges read (dental, prescription, sight test) applies to this |
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| Private medical insuranceExplained as a mechanism. No insurer or policy is named or compared | Not trackedSet per policy. This site does not read policies | Not trackedNo waiting time for insured patients has been read | Not publishedWhat an insurer pays, and any excess or shortfall, is set per policy | None for this row |
| Self-payNuffield Health | Echocardiogram, scan onlyGuide price, excludes consultant fees, prosthesis and drugs | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | Published by 2 hospitals, too few for a medianEach hospital and its price is listed by name |
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| Self-pay: 360 Med | Echocardiogram (resting)Printed as: “Echocardiogram Test (Heart Ultrasound Scan) - £450” | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | £450 |
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| Self-pay: London Cardiology Clinics | Echocardiogram (resting)Printed as: “ECHOCARDIOGRAM £285” | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | £285 |
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| Self-pay: Practice Plus Group | Echocardiogram (resting)Printed as: “Echocardiogram” | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | £236 |
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| Self-pay: Scan.com | Echocardiogram (resting)Printed as: “Private Echocardiogram Scan” | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | From £250a starting price, not the fee for a named scan |
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| Self-pay: Sonoworld | Echocardiogram (resting)Printed as: “Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE)” | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | £350 |
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| Self-pay: St John & St Elizabeth Hospital | Echocardiogram (resting)Printed as: “A private echocardiogram at St John & St Elizabeth Hospital starts from £725*. This inclu…” | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | From £725a starting price, not the fee for a named scan |
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| Self-pay: Vista Health | Echocardiogram (resting)Printed as: “Standard Echo” | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | £295 |
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NHS England diagnostic waiting times (DM01): patients waiting at the end of the month for this test, and how long they have waited so far for the test itself. This is the wait for the test, not for treatment.
Self-pay rows are listed A to Z by provider, each with the product it prices and the page it was read from. A “from” figure is a starting price and is not comparable with a fixed fee.
Hospitals that publish a self-pay price
Too few hospitals publish this for a median, so each one is listed with its own figure. Read 5 October 2026.
- Manchester Diagnostic Suite (Nuffield Health): £399. Echocardiogram, scan only. Guide price, excludes consultant fees, prosthesis and drugs
- MIHP (Nuffield Health): £399. Echocardiogram, scan only. Guide price, excludes consultant fees, prosthesis and drugs
More on echocardiogram
Sources
- NHS England diagnostic waiting times (DM01), provider file, August 2026. Read 26 October 2026.
- Nuffield Health published prices. Read 5 October 2026.
- 360 Med price page. Read 5 October 2026.
- London Cardiology Clinics price page. Read 5 October 2026.
- Practice Plus Group price page. Read 5 October 2026.
- Scan.com price page. Read 5 October 2026.
- Sonoworld price page. Read 5 October 2026.
- St John & St Elizabeth Hospital price page. Read 5 October 2026.
- Vista Health price page. Read 5 October 2026.
This page presents published data. It does not recommend a route, a provider or an insurer.