Paying for X-ray in the UK
A plain X-ray. The self-pay rows are for one body area.
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 X-ray
| Route | What it covers | Wait | Price | Source |
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| NHS | Not tracked | Not publishedNHS England's diagnostic waiting statistics (DM01) do not collect this test | 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-pay: 360 Med | X-ray, one body areaPrinted as: “X-Ray: Single part (including Orbital) – £99.00” | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | £99 |
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| Self-pay: Cobalt Health | X-ray, one body areaPrinted as: “• 1 part x-ray £149” | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | From £149a starting price, not the fee for a named scan |
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| Self-pay: Vista Health | X-ray, one body areaPrinted as: “We offer standard or orbital X-ray scans at a fixed price of just £99 per body part. The…” | Not trackedNo self-pay waiting time has been read for any provider | £99 |
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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.
More on X-ray
Sources
- NHS England diagnostic waiting times (DM01), provider file, August 2026. Read 26 October 2026.
- 360 Med price page. Read 5 October 2026.
- Cobalt Health 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.