Whether you’ve had a broken arm or leg, called 999, gone through childbirth, or have a prescription, it can all add up.
Between 2022/23, NHS England spent more than £153 billion to cover the costs of running the health system day to day.
Now, an interactive tool from the insurance company Go. Compare lets you find out how much you’ve cost the NHS.
How much have I cost the NHS?
The ‘Bill of Health’ tool helps you see what you’ve cost the NHS and how you have contributed to the health service.
All you have to do is enter how many times you’ve had an appointment, emergency, child, screening and other services listed.
Then, once you’re ready, click the calculate button and find out how much your health bill would be.
You can find out how much you’ve cost the NHS by click this link Go.Compare.
The tool helps you see the cost of each healthcare treatment, with a knee replacement costing £11,850, a GP appointment £30, and an overnight hospital stay at £483.
Elsewhere, an A&E visit will cost you £297, a caesarean will set you back £6,962 and a broken leg, £5,684.
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The website does disclaim that these bills are an estimation: “All costs listed in this interactive are approximate and should not be relied upon as definitive.
“Average costs have been sourced from a variety of publications which can be found here.
“NHS tax contributions displayed are approximate calculations, and only standard rate has been used to provide general estimates.”
