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Gastroscopy in Thailand: what it costs and how it compares with waiting at home

Prices checked 27 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

We found 2 published prices for a gastroscopy in Thailand, from ฿17,500 to ฿19,000, or about £388 to £421 before flights and a hotel.

Published price
฿17,500 to ฿19,000about £388 to £421 · about €463 to €503 · about C$726 to C$788 · about $519 to $563
Price is for
one diagnostic gastroscopy (upper endoscopy); sedation and biopsies shown separately where the clinic prices them separately
Where
Bangkok
Providers
2 (BNH Hospital and Vejthani International Hospital)
Soonest booking
Not published: ask in writing
NHS England wait
29.9% waiting over 6 weeks (August 2026)

Published gastroscopy prices in Thailand

Every row is a price the provider publishes itself, read on the date shown. We copy what the price includes and what it leaves out; where the provider does not say, the row says “not stated”. We do not use prices from brokers or medical-travel agencies.

Gastroscopy prices in Thailand
ProviderPublished priceWhat the price is forSource
BNH HospitalBangkok฿19,000about £421 · €503 · C$788 · $563Gastroscopy PackageDoctor's fee and hospital service fee; laxatives included; endoscopy room at the Digestive Care Centre. Excludes deep sedation by an anaesthesiologist, additional biopsy fee and any inpatient stay. Not stated.BNH Hospitalread 27 October 2026
Vejthani International HospitalBangkok฿17,500about £388 · €463 · C$726 · $519EGD IV SedateIV sedation named in the item; excludes doctor's fees and take-home medication Valid until 31 December 2026.Vejthani International Hospitalread 27 October 2026

Prices are copied as published, in the provider's currency. Conversions use the European Central Bank reference rates of 23 October 2026 and are rounded. A provider can change a price at any time: ask for a written quote.

Some Bangkok hospitals publish lower package prices that are only for Thai nationals and foreigners living in Thailand. MedPark Hospital's colonoscopy package, for example, says “The price is exclusively for Thai nationals and expatriates residing in Thailand” (MedPark). We leave such prices out. The Bumrungrad surgical prices here come from a 2025 sheet hosted by an insurer, so ask the hospital for its current price.

Hospitals in Thailand that offer a gastroscopy to international patients

Each runs its own service for patients from abroad. The booking time on each card is the hospital's own words; where it publishes none, ask for a date in writing before you book flights.

BNH Hospital

Bangkok · Private

  • Orthopaedics
  • Check-ups
  • Digestive

No booking time published: ask in writing

10 published pricesDetails

Compared with waiting or paying at home

The official waiting figure and the self-pay price in each home country, next to the Thailand price converted to that currency. The Thailand figure does not include flights, a hotel or time off work.

Waiting times and self-pay prices at home for gastroscopy
Where you liveOfficial waitPay at homeHere, converted
UK29.9% waiting over 6 weeksEngland, August 2026Not verified£388 to £421before flights and hotel
CanadaNo official figure foundNot verifiedC$726 to C$788before flights and hotel
IrelandNo official figure foundNot verified€463 to €503before flights and hotel
USNo national figureNot verified$519 to $563before flights and hotel

Waits are the latest official statistics; each country measures them differently, so read the label. Home prices are published self-pay prices; for the US they are 2021 hospital medians or a dental school's estimate.

Compare with your wait and price at home

Pick where you live to see the Thailand price and how soon hospitals say they can see you, next to your wait and your price at home.

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How it works for a visitor

  1. Ask for a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for the gastroscopy and ask for an itemised price, the date, and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
  2. Before you goAsk your doctor whether to stop acid-reducing tablets or blood thinners beforehand.
  3. Before you goBook the test before the flights and get the time in writing.
  4. LanguageThai; the large Bangkok private hospitals work in English and many other languages.
  5. Entry rulesCheck the official advice for your passport before booking: UK citizens (FCDO entry requirements), Canadian citizens (travel.gc.ca), US citizens (State Department, choose the country), Irish citizens (DFA travel advice, choose the country).
  6. After you returnBring the report, the photos and any lab results to your doctor.

Can your public system pay for it?

NHS and HSE schemes do not reach Thailand. The NHS S2 route covers state treatment in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, and the HSE schemes cover the EU, EEA, the UK and Switzerland. Treatment in Thailand is paid by you or by a private insurer who agrees in advance. NHS S2 route, HSE Treatment Abroad Scheme.

When not to travel for a gastroscopy

  • Vomiting blood, black stools, difficulty swallowing or weight loss you cannot explain: these need an urgent pathway at home.
  • Travelling alone after sedation. Clinics usually require someone to collect you.

How to compare gastroscopy quotes

A gastroscopy is a camera test of the food pipe, the stomach and the first part of the small intestine. It takes 5 to 15 minutes with a throat spray or sedation. Small tissue samples (biopsies) can be taken, for example to test for Helicobacter pylori, and sent to a lab.

  • Check whether sedation is in the price.
  • Ask how biopsies and the Helicobacter test are charged and when the results come.
  • Some clinics sell a gastroscopy and a colonoscopy in one session; compare the combined price with each on its own.

Providers on this page

We list providers because they publish a price, not because we recommend them. No clinic pays to be listed, and we have not visited any of them.

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Gastroscopy in Thailand: questions

How much does a gastroscopy cost in Thailand?

The published prices we found range from ฿17,500 to ฿19,000, about £388 to £421 or $519 to $563. They come from BNH Hospital and Vejthani International Hospital. Each covers something slightly different, so read what is included before comparing.

Is a gastroscopy in Thailand cheaper than paying privately in the UK?

We do not have both a UK price and a comparable Thailand price for this, so we cannot say. Compare the published prices on this page with a written quote from a UK provider.

Will the NHS or HSE pay for a gastroscopy in Thailand?

No. The NHS S2 route and the HSE schemes cover planned treatment in Europe only. Thailand is outside them, so you pay yourself or through a private insurer that agrees in advance.

How many days should I plan in Thailand?

1 day: about 6 hours without food before the test, then rest after sedation. That is our planning estimate, not medical advice: the clinic sets the schedule, and you should ask it for one in writing.

What should I check before booking a gastroscopy in Thailand?

Check whether sedation is in the price. Ask how biopsies and the Helicobacter test are charged and when the results come.

Sources

  1. Centres and specialties. BNH Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
  2. Centres and specialties. Vejthani International Hospital. Read 27 October 2026.
  3. Planned treatment: S2 funding route. NHS (nhs.uk). Read 26 October 2026.
  4. Treatment Abroad Scheme. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
  5. Colonoscopy package. MedPark Hospital, Bangkok. Read 26 October 2026.
  6. Bumrungrad International Hospital: top surgical packages 2025 (sheet hosted by FWD Insurance Thailand). Bumrungrad International Hospital, via FWD Insurance, 2025. Read 26 October 2026.
  7. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.