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Colonoscopy in Poland from Ireland: what the trip costs against the wait at home

Prices checked 26 October 2026 (Taipei time)

Short answer

For Irish patients, a colonoscopy in Poland costs €128–€162 at the clinics we checked, or about €548 once an example return flight and 3 hotel nights are added.

Clinic price
€128–€1622 providers, one diagnostic or screening colonoscopy, with sedation and biopsies shown separately where the clinic prices them separately
Example trip
€548clinic €128 + flight €150 + 3 hotel nights €270
Pay privately in Ireland
Not verified
Wait in Ireland
About 30% waiting over 6 months (24 September 2026)
Time there
2 days: bowel preparation the day before, the test the next day, and someone to take you back to your hotel after sedation
Rank from Ireland
1 of 5 countries by total trip cost

Figure 1Where the money goes, in EUR

Trip total €548

Lowest published clinic price, an example return fare from Ireland and 3 hotel nights at €90. Examples, not quotes.

Figure 2Colonoscopy: cheapest trip from Ireland, by country

Total trip in EUR: lowest to highest published price plus the same example flight and hotel rules. Click a country for its page for Irish patients.

Published colonoscopy prices in Poland

Each row is a price the provider publishes itself, in its own currency, with what it includes. The converted amounts use a fixed European Central Bank rate.

Colonoscopy prices in Poland
ProviderPublished priceWhat the price is forSource
Szpital MSWiA Poznań (public hospital, paid service)Poznań564 PLNabout £107 · €128 · C$201 · $144ColonoscopyVAT exempt. General intravenous anaesthesia is a separate line (338 PLN); histology 95 PLN per sample. Gastroscopy 270 PLN. Price list valid from 1 January 2026.Szpital MSWiA w Poznaniu (Ministry of Interior hospitalread 26 October 2026
Centrum Medyczne DamianaWarsaw710 PLNabout £135 · €162 · C$253 · $181Colonoscopy without sedationSedation for endoscopy 560 PLN extra; polyp removal 450 PLN. Price list undated.Centrum Medyczne Damianaread 26 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.

Poznań's MSWiA hospital is a public hospital that also sells services to paying patients; its list is dated 1 January 2026. Private clinics in Warsaw publish similar or higher prices. Polish eye clinics charge a separate qualification visit before cataract surgery.

Against waiting or paying in Ireland

Ireland (public hospitals), 24 September 2026: About 30% waiting over 6 months. Adults on the inpatient/day-case list for GI endoscopy (colonoscopy and gastroscopy): 42,875, of whom about 30% had waited over 6 months. Waits and prices for a colonoscopy in Ireland.

Can the HSE pay?

From Ireland (HSE): Poland 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.

Planning the trip from Ireland

  1. Get a written quoteSend the clinic your referral or reason for a colonoscopy and ask for an itemised price in writing, with the date and what happens if the result needs follow-up.
  2. Before you goSend the clinic your medicines list, especially blood thinners, diabetes medicines and iron tablets.
  3. Before you goPlan two nights at least: the preparation day keeps you close to a toilet.
  4. Before you goDo not fly on the day of the test if you have had sedation or a polyp removed; ask the clinic how long to wait.
  5. Entry rulesCheck the official advice before booking: Irish citizens (DFA travel advice, choose the country).
  6. LanguagePolish; private clinics in big cities often have English-speaking staff, public hospitals less often.
  7. After you returnGive your doctor the report, photos and lab results. Ask the clinic to email the lab result if it arrives after you leave.
  8. After you returnKnow who to call if you have bleeding or tummy pain after you fly home.

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Colonoscopy in Poland from Ireland: questions

How much is a colonoscopy in Poland for Irish patients?

The published prices we found work out at €128–€162 at the clinic, from Szpital MSWiA Poznań (public hospital, paid service) and Centrum Medyczne Damiana. With an example return flight of €150 and 3 hotel nights at €90, the trip comes to about €548. Your own fares and dates will change the total.

Is it cheaper than paying privately in Ireland?

We have not verified a self-pay price in Ireland for this, so compare the trip total with a written quote from a provider at home.

How long is the wait for a colonoscopy in Ireland?

Ireland (public hospitals): About 30% waiting over 6 months (24 September 2026). Adults on the inpatient/day-case list for GI endoscopy (colonoscopy and gastroscopy): 42,875, of whom about 30% had waited over 6 months.

How many days do I need in Poland?

2 days: bowel preparation the day before, the test the next day, and someone to take you back to your hotel after sedation. That is our planning estimate, not medical advice; ask the clinic for its schedule in writing.

Will the HSE pay for it?

Possibly in part: the Cross Border Directive scheme refunds up to what the same care costs in the Irish public system, after you have paid and with a referral.

Sources

  1. Cennik usług medycznych obowiązujący od 1.01.2026 (price list valid from 1 January 2026). Szpital MSWiA w Poznaniu (Ministry of Interior hospital, Poznań), 1 January 2026. Read 26 October 2026.
  2. Cennik (price list). Centrum Medyczne Damiana, Warsaw. Read 26 October 2026.
  3. Open data: inpatient/day case GI endoscopy waiting list by hospital, 2026. National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF), October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.
  4. Cross Border Directive: how to get healthcare abroad. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
  5. Cross Border Directive: DRG codes and how much you can claim. Health Service Executive (HSE). Read 26 October 2026.
  6. Euro foreign exchange reference rates. European Central Bank, 23 October 2026. Read 26 October 2026.