Nasal polyp removal cost UK: private prices and NHS waiting times
Before you weigh this price: the NHS wait for a nasal polyp removal runs from 4 to 57 weeks depending on which trust you're under, which is what decides whether paying is worth it.
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See your free wait-or-pay dashboard→Private nasal polyp removal is priced in two tiers, so this page shows them separately: a simple polypectomy, which removes the polyps, and full functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), which also opens the sinuses and is the more involved operation. What you pay depends on which one you need and on what the price includes. On the NHS both are free, but you wait.
The two tiers
A simple polypectomy is the smaller procedure and costs less. FESS is more extensive and costs more. Some hospitals quote a fixed all-inclusive package; others quote the hospital charge alone and bill the surgeon, anaesthetist and first consultation separately.
Totals vary by what is included, so before you commit, confirm with the hospital whether the surgeon's and anaesthetist's fees are inside the figure or added on top.
Simple polypectomy
| Group | Hospital | Guide price | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Health Group | The Vesey Sutton Coldfield | from £2,200 | States a "from" price and lists the first consultation (£260) separately; it does not say what the £2,200 covers |
Guide prices sampled 28 September 2026. These are guide prices, published by each hospital. What a price includes varies from one to the next. Before you pay, confirm exactly what is covered, and in particular whether the surgeon's and anaesthetist's fees are inside the figure. Hospital ratings are from the Care Quality Commission. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
FESS (full sinus surgery)
| Group | Hospital | Guide price | What's included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth | Hospital of St John & St Elizabeth London | from £3,075 | Hospital charges only: the surgeon, anaesthetist, first consultation and diagnostic tests are billed on top |
| Practice Plus Group | Practice Plus Group hospitals Multiple sites | from £4,199 | Says the price is all-inclusive: consultant and anaesthetist fees, the anaesthetic, any overnight stay and aftercare (the initial consultation is charged separately) |
| KIMS Hospital | KIMS Hospital Maidstone Surgery: Good · inspected 2023 (CQC) | from £4,965 | States a "from" guide price; the page does not say what it covers |
Guide prices sampled 28 September 2026. These are guide prices, published by each hospital. What a price includes varies from one to the next. Before you pay, confirm exactly what is covered, and in particular whether the surgeon's and anaesthetist's fees are inside the figure. Hospital ratings are from the Care Quality Commission. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Paying privately buys speed, not a better result: it is the same surgery the NHS does. Whether it is worth it depends on how long your own hospital's queue is, and whether a nearby NHS hospital is faster.
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