Spread the cost of medical imaging equipment from £10,000 to £600,000 with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance, compare rates from 40+ lenders.
Yes, medical imagings are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £10,000 to £600,000, and most deals are written over 12–72 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£10k – £600k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Larger deals take one to two weeks
Rates From
4.9% APR
Your estimate
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £90,000: a 10% deposit of £9,000, then 48 monthly payments of £1,899 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £100,152, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile digital X-ray system | £30,000 – £70,000 | General Radiography |
| GE or Philips ultrasound platform | £25,000 – £90,000 | Diagnostic Ultrasound |
| Refurbished 1.5T MRI system | £150,000 – £350,000 | MRI |
| Multi-slice CT system | £100,000 – £450,000 | CT |
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Check EligibilityEquipment used wholly for the business qualifies for the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in the year of purchase, up to the current £1,000,000 AIA limit. Hire purchase lets you claim capital allowances as you own the asset from day one. Finance lease and operating lease rentals are treated as a revenue expense and are usually fully deductible against profits, which is why many practices prefer leasing for equipment that needs replacing on a fixed cycle.
Medical imaging spans everything from a mobile X-ray unit costing tens of thousands of pounds to a full MRI or CT installation running into hundreds of thousands, so the typical buyer varies from a private GP or physiotherapy clinic adding basic radiography to a diagnostic imaging centre installing cross-sectional equipment. Refurbished MRI and CT systems are a well-established route into cross-sectional imaging, since the equipment has a long working life and manufacturer-certified refurbished units cost substantially less than new while carrying a warranty. Because imaging installations often require room shielding, planning permission and a fitted environment, many buyers finance the equipment and the room fit-out as connected but separate agreements.
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