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Health check-up in Portugal: 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 health check-up in Portugal, from €295 to €530, or about £247 to £444 before flights and a hotel. Paying privately in the UK costs about £385 to £1,120 at the providers we checked.

Published price
€295 to €530about £247 to £444 · about €295 to €530 · about C$462 to C$830 · about $330 to $593
Price is for
one package for one person; contents differ widely, so each row says what it includes
Where
Lisbon
Providers
1 (CUF (hospitals and clinics in Lisbon and Porto))
Soonest booking
Not published: ask in writing
NHS England wait
No NHS figure for this

Published health check-up prices in Portugal

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.

Health check-up prices in Portugal
ProviderPublished priceWhat the price is forSource
CUF (hospitals and clinics in Lisbon and Porto)Lisbon€295about £247 · C$462 · $330PREVENIR Check-upInitial consultation, laboratory tests, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, audiogram, abdominal ultrasound, visual exam; a second doctor's appointment and a written report after results. No validity date on the page.CUF (hospitals and clinics in Lisbon and Porto)read 27 October 2026
CUF (hospitals and clinics in Lisbon and Porto)Lisbon€530about £444 · C$830 · $593PREVENIR Check-up+More extensive laboratory tests, chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, audiogram, abdominal ultrasound, visual exam, kidney ultrasound; second doctor's appointment and report after results. No validity date on the page.CUF (hospitals and clinics in Lisbon and Porto)read 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.

Hospitals in Portugal that offer a health check-up 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.

Compared with waiting or paying at home

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

Waiting times and self-pay prices at home for health check-up
Where you liveOfficial waitPay at homeHere, converted
UKNo official figure found£385 to £1,120£247 to £444before flights and hotel
CanadaNo official figure foundNot verifiedC$462 to C$830before flights and hotel
IrelandNo official figure foundNot verified€295 to €530before flights and hotel
USNo national figureNot verified$330 to $593before 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 Portugal 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 health check-up and ask for an itemised price, the date, and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
  2. Before you goMost packages need you to fast from the night before. Book a morning slot.
  3. Before you goAsk what happens if a test finds something: is a specialist available the same week, and at what price?
  4. LanguagePortuguese; private hospitals that serve foreigners work in English.
  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 full report to your doctor, not just the summary page.
  7. After you returnTreat a "borderline" or "follow up" note as a reason to see your doctor, not as a diagnosis.

Can your public system pay for it?

From England (NHS): the S2 route can fund planned treatment in an EU country, but only state healthcare with a public provider, never private treatment, and only with approval before you go. NHS England must also confirm it cannot treat you in a medically acceptable time. The private clinics on this page do not qualify. NHS: the S2 funding route.

From Ireland (HSE): Portugal is one of the EU countries listed for the Cross Border Directive scheme. You pay the provider yourself and then claim back the smaller of what you paid and what the same care would cost in the Irish public system; travel and hotels are not covered, and you need a referral from a GP or a consultant you saw as a public patient. HSE: Cross Border Directive, how much you can claim.

When not to travel for a health check-up

  • Investigating a symptom you already have. A package is screening, not a diagnosis.
  • Replacing the screening your home health service already offers for free (bowel, breast or cervical screening).

How to compare health check-up quotes

A health check-up (called ningen dock in Japan, geongang geomjin in Korea, executive check-up in Thailand and Turkey) is a bundle of tests done in one visit: blood and urine tests, a doctor's examination, an ECG, often an ultrasound and a chest X-ray or CT, and in bigger packages an endoscopy, a colonoscopy or MRI.

  • Compare the contents, not just the price. A cheap package may leave out the ultrasound or the endoscopy.
  • Check whether the doctor's summary is in English and whether a doctor explains it to you on the day.
  • Women's and men's packages are often priced differently.
  • More tests are not always better: whole-body scans in healthy people often find harmless things that then need more tests.

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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Health check-up in Portugal: questions

How much does a health check-up cost in Portugal?

The published prices we found range from €295 to €530, about £247 to £444 or $330 to $593. They come from CUF (hospitals and clinics in Lisbon and Porto). Each covers something slightly different, so read what is included before comparing.

Is a health check-up in Portugal cheaper than paying privately in the UK?

Before travel, the prices here work out at about £247 to £444, against about £385 to £1,120 at the UK providers we checked. Travel adds a flight and a hotel on top; the calculator on the home page adds a rough estimate.

Will the NHS or HSE pay for a health check-up in Portugal?

The NHS S2 route pays only for state treatment at a public provider in the EU, with approval before you travel, not for private clinics. From Ireland, the HSE Cross Border Directive scheme lets you claim back up to what the same care costs in the Irish public system, after you have paid.

How many days should I plan in Portugal?

Half a day to one day for most packages; packages with endoscopy or several scans can take two days. 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 health check-up in Portugal?

Compare the contents, not just the price. A cheap package may leave out the ultrasound or the endoscopy. Check whether the doctor's summary is in English and whether a doctor explains it to you on the day.

Sources

  1. Centres and specialties. CUF (hospitals and clinics in Lisbon and Porto). Read 27 October 2026.
  2. Planned treatment: S2 funding route. NHS (nhs.uk). Read 26 October 2026.
  3. Cross Border Directive: how to get healthcare abroad. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
  4. Cross Border Directive: DRG codes and how much you can claim. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
  5. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.