How Much Does a Private Sleep Study Cost in London?

At The Wellness in Marylebone, a Sleep Consultation is £450, a Home Sleep Study is £1,395 and an Attended Overnight Sleep Study in a London sleep centre is £3,450. Most people start with the consultation, which decides whether you need a study and which one. The Sleep Clinic programme, at £2,995, brings the study, a consultant and a plan together.

What does each option include?

These are our prices for each option.

• The Sleep Consultation, £450, is a 60-minute consultation with a doctor, ending with a clear answer on whether you need a sleep study and which one.
• The Home Sleep Study, £1,395, is a one-night respiratory study in your own bed, reported by a consultant in respiratory and sleep medicine, with a results consultation and your wearable data reviewed alongside it.
• The Sleep Clinic programme, £2,995, is the option most people choose. It covers the home study, a consultation with a respiratory sleep consultant, blood tests chosen for your sleep and a treatment plan reviewed at three months.
• The Attended Overnight Sleep Study, £3,450, is a fully attended night in a London sleep centre with brainwave sleep staging, a consultant report and a results consultation.
• CBT for Insomnia, £1,495, is an eight-week programme of six to eight sessions with a specialist, using sleep restriction, stimulus control and a sleep diary. It is for long-term insomnia rather than sleep apnoea.

Which test do you actually need?

For most adults with suspected obstructive sleep apnoea, a home study is the right first test. NICE recommends home respiratory polygraphy first and polysomnography if that is negative but symptoms continue (NICE NG202). American guidance reserves the overnight study as a first test for people with significant heart or lung disease, nerve or muscle conditions, a history of stroke, regular opioid use or severe insomnia (AASM, 2017).

So the more expensive test is not the better one for everyone. We explain the trade-off in home sleep study or overnight sleep study.

Why do sleep study prices vary so much?

An overnight study needs a sleep centre bed, a technologist awake all night and many more sensors to fit and score, so it costs more than a home recorder. Between clinics, the price can also depend on who reads the study. A study scored by a technologist and reported by a consultant takes more expert time than an automated report, and a results consultation adds a doctor's time again.

What should you ask any clinic before you pay?

• Who reports the study, and are they a consultant in sleep or respiratory medicine?
• Is a consultation to explain the result included, or charged separately?
• What happens if the home study fails or is inconclusive?
• Is treatment, such as CPAP or a mouth splint, included or arranged separately?
• Will you get a written plan you can take to another doctor?

What does it cost to do nothing?

Poor sleep has costs that are easy to miss. RAND Europe estimated that insufficient sleep costs the UK 1.36% to 1.86% of its economic output and about 207,000 working days a year, and that people sleeping under six hours have a 10% higher risk of death than those sleeping seven to nine (RAND Europe, 2016).

For sleep apnoea the stakes are higher. Untreated severe disease was linked with more than three times the rate of fatal heart attack or stroke in a ten-year study of men (Marin, 2005), and with a higher risk of road crashes (Tregear, 2009). Drivers can be fined up to £1,000 for not telling the DVLA about a condition that affects their driving (GOV.UK).

Booking at The Wellness

Start with the Sleep Consultation at £450 at our Sleep Clinic in Marylebone. If a study is needed, the doctor will say which one and why, and if it is not, what to do instead. Most people choose The Sleep Clinic programme at £2,995, so the study, the consultant and the follow-up are arranged in one go. See the sleep clinic and book.

This article is general information and does not replace a consultation. If you are falling asleep at the wheel, stop driving until you have been assessed. If you have chest pain, severe breathlessness or signs of a stroke, call 999.