Private gastroenterology and hepatology consultation fees 2026: first and follow-up fees compared at 8 Hong Kong hospitals and medical centres

How much do hospitals charge for gastroenterology and hepatology consultations?

The table lists the gastroenterology and hepatology outpatient consultation fees published on the websites of some private hospitals and medical centres this site checked, not all institutions in Hong Kong. For clinics other than private hospitals, ask the clinic directly about fees.

Compiled by this site: of the 8 institutions, 5 list a follow-up fee, 2 do not distinguish between first and follow-up visits, and 1 lists only the first consultation in its fee schedule. The highest fee published in the table is HK$3,000, the cap for the Professor grade at CUHK Medical Centre.

How this list was put together: an institution is listed when it publishes this fee on its own website and this site has checked the figures against that fee schedule. The rows are in a fixed order, not in order of price; this site does not recommend any institution, the order says nothing about quality, and the list is not every institution in Hong Kong.

Gastroenterology and hepatology fees, hospital by hospital

Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road gastroenterology and hepatology fees: First consultation: HK$1,600; Follow-up: HK$1,100 (a facility fee is charged separately for doctors not based at the hospital; medicines etc. charged separately; effective 7 July 2026).

CUHK Medical Centre gastroenterology and hepatology fees: First consultation: specialist / Assistant Professor grade HK$1,000 to HK$2,500, Professor grade HK$1,500 to HK$3,000; Follow-up: fee schedule lists first consultation only (fee depends on the doctor's grade; medicines etc. charged separately; version of 1 October 2026).

Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong gastroenterology and hepatology fees: First consultation: HK$1,200 to HK$1,500; Follow-up: HK$1,000 to HK$1,200 (General Medicine Clinic (Gastroenterology and Hepatology); medicines, laboratory tests etc. charged separately).

The Specialists Day Procedure Centre gastroenterology and hepatology fees: First consultation: HK$900; Follow-up: HK$650 (medicines charged separately).

Hong Kong Baptist Hospital gastroenterology and hepatology fees: First consultation: HK$900; Follow-up: HK$700 (Gastroenterology and Hepatology Centre; updated 1 June 2024).

HKBH East Kowloon Medical Centre gastroenterology and hepatology fees: First consultation: HK$700 to HK$900 (only one consultation fee listed); Follow-up: first and follow-up visits not distinguished (Gastroenterology and Hepatology Clinic; located in Kwun Tong).

Precious Blood Hospital (Caritas) gastroenterology and hepatology fees: First consultation: HK$650 (only one consultation fee listed); Follow-up: first and follow-up visits not distinguished (medicines, laboratory tests etc. charged separately).

Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital gastroenterology and hepatology fees: First consultation: up to HK$2,000 (up to HK$2,500 if extended because of the patient's condition); Follow-up: up to HK$1,200 (up to HK$1,500 if extended because of the patient's condition) (Gastroenterology & Hepatology Centre; fee cap for appointments in office hours, for the hospital's own doctors only; fees outside office hours or for emergency consultations are adjusted separately; medicines charged separately; effective 1 August 2026).

What else do I pay besides the consultation fee?

Most hospitals state that medicines are charged separately, and tests, investigations and minor procedures are also charged by item. Some hospitals charge a separate facility fee, for example Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road charges an extra HK$500 per 30 minutes for consultations with doctors not based at the hospital.

For what each specialty's quotation includes, see private specialist consultation fees overview.

What are public outpatient fees and waiting times?

From 1 January 2026, Eligible Persons pay HK$250 per attendance at Hospital Authority specialist outpatient clinics and HK$20 per drug item (charged in units of 4 weeks), with some pathology tests and non-emergency radiology examinations charged separately.

Booking requires a referral letter issued within the past three months by a locally registered doctor, and cases wait according to their classification as urgent, semi-urgent or stable.

The eight specialties whose figures the Hospital Authority regularly publishes do not include gastroenterology and hepatology (a specialty under the Hong Kong College of Physicians). For reference, from October 2025 to September 2026 the median waiting time for stable new cases in Medicine was 28 to 61 weeks by cluster (about 6 to 14 months).

For Medicine figures by cluster (for reference), see Medicine public waiting times (for reference).

Common misunderstandings

‘The fee published online is the total cost of one visit’: not so. The published fee is generally only the doctor's consultation fee; medicines are generally charged separately, tests, investigations and minor procedures are charged by item, and some hospitals charge a facility fee.

‘The fees for the same specialty at the same hospital are all the same’: not necessarily. Some hospitals list different fees by doctor grade, resident or visiting doctor, and consultation session.

What should I ask before booking?

How much are the first consultation and the follow-up? What grade is the doctor?

Does the fee include medicines? How are medicines charged, and for how many days' supply?

What tests might be needed this time, and about how much do they cost?

Is there a facility fee or any other charge? Are evening or holiday consultations more expensive?

Does the hospital accept my medical insurance, can it bill the insurer directly, and is a referral letter needed?

Frequently asked questions