Longevity clinics and full-body scans: the £300 to £15,000 tier

Full-body MRI, whole-body screening, executive health assessments and the new longevity clinics, from Neko’s £300 body scan to Lanserhof’s £15,000 week. What each actually finds, the incidentaloma problem nobody sells you, and who this is for.

Updated September 2026 · Prices are UK list prices and need verification

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What is on offer

Provider	Price	What it is	Time	Includes	Watch for
Neko Health	£299	Body scan: skin imaging, cardiovascular, blood, body composition	1 hour	Same-day doctor review; annual repeat model	Waitlist; not MRI; skin AI is screening not diagnosis
Prenuvo (UK arrival)	~£2,000 (est.)	Whole-body MRI	1 hour	Radiologist report	Incidentalomas; UK availability to confirm
Echelon Health	£3,000 to £13,000	Full-body CT and MRI plus bloods and cardiac	1 day	Consultant review	CT radiation; price
Randox Health Signature	£1,000 to £3,000	Extensive blood panels plus clinic consult	2 hours	Repeat testing	Hundreds of markers; more data than action
Bupa Complete / Advanced	£500 to £900	Executive health assessment	Half day	Doctor, bloods, ECG, fitness	Insurance-linked upsell
Nuffield Health 360+	£300 to £700	Health assessment with GP	2 to 3 hours	Bloods, ECG, consultation	Member discounts
Hooke London	£8,000 to £15,000/yr	Longevity clinic membership	Ongoing	Genomics, MRI, continuous monitoring, doctor	Membership model; evidence base thin
Lanserhof at The Arts Club	£6,500+/yr	Medical wellness membership	Ongoing	Diagnostics, MRI, IV therapies, training	Members’ club; IV therapy evidence weak
Lanserhof Tegernsee / Sylt	£5,000 to £15,000 per stay	Medical retreat	1 to 2 weeks	Full diagnostics, fasting programme	Germany; travel; fasting protocols

Prices from provider sites and press, September 2026. Most are London-based with some regional centres.

What a full-body scan actually finds

In screening studies of healthy adults, whole-body MRI finds something in a large share of people, and the vast majority of those findings are benign: cysts, small nodules, disc changes. A small minority are serious. The question is not whether it finds things; it does. The question is whether finding them early in a person with no symptoms changes outcomes, and for most conditions in most people the evidence is not there yet. The UK National Screening Committee does not recommend whole-body scanning for asymptomatic adults.

The incidentaloma problem

An incidental finding leads to follow-up scans, sometimes biopsies, occasionally surgery, and months of anxiety, for something that would never have caused harm. Providers rarely price this in. Before booking, ask what percentage of their scans lead to follow-up, who pays for it, and whether they have a pathway into the NHS or you are on your own with a report.

Where the value is real

Cardiovascular risk (calcium scoring, lipids including Lp(a), blood pressure, glucose) is the area where early detection most clearly changes outcomes and treatment is cheap and effective. A £300 to £700 assessment that covers this well, with a doctor to explain it, is defensible. A £3,000 CT and MRI for a healthy 35-year-old is a lifestyle purchase.

Longevity clinics

Hooke, Lanserhof and their peers sell continuous monitoring, genomics, advanced imaging and a doctor who knows you, for £6,000 to £15,000 a year. The relationship is the product. Some of what they do (lipids, glucose, blood pressure, VO2 max, strength) is well-evidenced and cheap elsewhere; some (IV vitamins, peptides, supplements protocols) has little or no evidence. Ask any clinic which of its interventions are NICE-supported and watch how long the answer takes.

Who this is for

People with a family history that worries them and no GP willing to investigate; people with the means who want a single annual conversation about risk; and people who understand that they are buying reassurance with a small chance of a very useful finding and a larger chance of an anxious few months. For everyone else, the NHS Health Check at 40 and a blood panel every couple of years covers the ground.

When to see a GP

Before booking any scan if you have symptoms; symptoms need a GP, not a screening service
With any report that mentions a finding needing follow-up; your GP can refer you into the NHS
If a private clinic recommends a treatment your GP has not; ask for the evidence
If you have a family history of early heart disease or cancer; there are NHS pathways for this

NHS 111 online or by phone for urgent but non-emergency concerns. 999 for emergencies.

FAQs

Common questions

Is a full-body MRI worth it?

For a healthy person with no symptoms, the evidence does not show a benefit and the UK National Screening Committee does not recommend it. It finds many benign things and occasionally a serious one. Decide with that trade in mind.

How much is a Neko body scan?

£299 for the scan and a same-day doctor review, on a waitlist model. It is not an MRI; it combines skin imaging, cardiovascular measures, bloods and body composition.

What does Lanserhof at The Arts Club cost?

Membership has been quoted at £6,500 a year and up, separate from Arts Club membership. It includes diagnostics, imaging and training; IV therapies are a paid extra with weak evidence.

Does the NHS do full-body scans?

No. The NHS screens for specific conditions with evidence (breast, bowel, cervical, AAA, lung for high-risk) and offers the Health Check at 40 to 74. Whole-body screening is not recommended.

Sources

UK National Screening Committee · recommendations on screening
Royal College of Radiologists · position on whole-body imaging
NHS Health Check
BMJ · incidental findings literature

Start with the tests that change outcomes: lipids, glucose, blood pressure.

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