Spire Healthcare Yale lists flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, bowel examination with removal of tissue) from £2,147. Of the 21 published prices we hold it ranks 10th, £3 below the median of £2,150. The nearest we hold either side are Regency Hospital Macclesfield at £2,080 and The Montefiore at £2,150.
Every published price for flexible sigmoidoscopy
| Hospital | Listed as | Price | vs this one |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methley Park | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £1,844 | −£303 |
| Liverpool | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £1,942 | −£205 |
| Dunedin | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £1,981 | −£166 |
| Little Aston | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,026 | −£121 |
| South Bank | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,030 | −£117 |
| Nottingham | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,053 | −£94 |
| Harpenden | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,055 | −£92 |
| Cambridge Lea | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,065 | −£82 |
| Regency Hospital Macclesfield | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,080 | −£67 |
| Yale | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,147 | — |
| The Montefiore | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,150 | +£3 |
| Leicester | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,158 | +£11 |
| St Anthonys | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,170 | +£23 |
| Hartswood | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,180 | +£33 |
| Wellesley | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,180 | +£33 |
| Thames Valley | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,189 | +£42 |
| Murrayfield Hospital Wirral | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,193 | +£46 |
| Norwich | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,199 | +£52 |
| Fylde Coast | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,270 | +£123 |
| Gatwick Park | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,282 | +£135 |
| London East | Flexible sigmoidoscopy (lower, Bowel examination with removal of tissue) | from £2,330 | +£183 |
Compare flexible sigmoidoscopy prices across all 21 UK hospitals.
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The full list at this hospital covers 33 treatments. See all Yale prices.
Where it sits on the Yale list
Of the 33 treatments Yale publishes a price for, this ranks 3 by cost. The list there runs £1,869 to £16,976 with a median of £4,337, so flexible sigmoidoscopy is toward the cheaper end of what this hospital prices.
Would cover pay the £2,147?
At £2,147, flexible sigmoidoscopy at Yale is toward the cheaper end of private treatment, and often paid directly rather than claimed. A policy would not cover it retrospectively in any case. Comparing UK cover · brokers · UK insurers
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Source: Self-pay treatment prices — spire yale hospital, https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-yale-hospital/treatments/a-z/flexible-sigmoidoscopy/, read 4 September 2026.