Figures from Healthcode show that insured healthcare has continued to grow, hitting record highs in the second quarter of the year.

Insured healthcare reached new heights in the second quarter of 2026, data from private technology firm Healthcode has revealed. Private invoice volumes grew by nearly 8% year-on-year, beating their growth of almost 7% in the first quarter. 

Meanwhile, Healthcode, as the UK’s official clearing organisation, processed 3.2 million invoices for private healthcare providers over this three-month period, totalling £1.5 billion. 

It was also the second consecutive quarter where invoice volumes exceeded 1 million in each month, meaning the total for the year so far sits at 6.3 million.

The majority came from outpatient care – up 8.5% compared with last year. However, admitted care also grew by 2.7%, with an increase in day cases of 3.8% year-on-year. Despite this, inpatient invoice volumes were down slightly. 

More than 70% of doctors, practices and clinics use Healthcode’s Clearing Service to charge for insured patients. Data is also broken down into settings, specialities and regions. 

“The record level of activity confirms the importance of private sector capacity and high-quality provision at a time of rising healthcare need,” said Richard Aris, director of strategic partnerships and external affairs at Healthcode. 

Most private invoices processed by Healthcode in this period came from non-hospital sources such as clinics, private practices and practitioners.

Orthopaedics remained the largest hospital speciality, with 191,000 invoices, while pathology/haematology saw the largest year-on-year fall of 7.9% and radiology, which is suffering particular workforce issues, continued to bounce back from a quiet 2025 with 151,000 invoices, meaning year-on-year growth of 30.2%.