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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Upper GI Endoscopy Cost Average | $1,200 - $3,900 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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Hudson Crossing Surgery Center | Fort Lee | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Essex Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kings County Hospital Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Flushing Hospital Medical Center | Flushing | Acute Care Hospital |
White Plains Hospital Center | White Plains | Acute Care Hospital |
Roseland Ambulatory Surgery Center | Roseland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
New Island Hospital | Bethpage | Acute Care Hospital |
Endosurgical Center of Central Nj | East Brunswick | GI Diagnostic Center |
Saint Francis Hospital | Roslyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Somerset Medical Center | Somerville | Acute Care Hospital |
North Jersey Center for Surgery | Newton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Endoscopy Center of Red Bank | Red Bank | GI Diagnostic Center |
Moshenyat's Gastroenterology O.b.s. | Brooklyn | GI Diagnostic Center |
Jfk Medical Center | Edison | Acute Care Hospital |
Fifth Avenue Surgery Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kips Bay Endoscopy Center | New York | GI Diagnostic Center |
Queens Surgi-center | Glendale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Middlesex Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of Somerset | Somerset | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brooklyn Endoscopy and Ambulatory Surgery Center | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sound Shore Medical Center | New Rochelle | Acute Care Hospital |
Southside Hospital | Bay Shore | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgical Center at Millburn | Millburn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
County Line Endoscopy and Surgical Center | North Bergen | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Valley Hospital | Ridgewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Brook Plaza Ambulatory Surg Ctr | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kimball Medical Center | Lakewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Peconic Bay Medical Center | Riverhead | Acute Care Hospital |
The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
New York-presbyterian Hospital/weill Cornell Medical | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Rockland Ambulatory Surgery | Pearl River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Community Hospital at Dobbs Ferry | Dobbs Ferry | Acute Care Hospital |
Ironbound Endosurgical Center | Newark | GI Diagnostic Center |
Montvale Surgical Center | Montvale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen | Acute Care Hospital |
Endo Surgi Center | Union | GI Diagnostic Center |
Ocean Surgical Pavilion | Oakhurst | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
New York Community Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
2116 Kings Highway GI | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Forest Hills Hospital | Forest Hills | Acute Care Hospital |
A Center for Advanced Surgery | Paramus | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northern Monmouth Regional Surgery Center | Manalapan | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Nguyen Center | Stony Brook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Endo-surgi Center of Old Bridge | Old Bridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hunterdon Center for Surgery | Flemington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Atrium Surgery Center | Mine Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Center for Special Surgery | Wall Township | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Surgical Center of Old Bridge | Old Bridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bayshore Community Hospital | Holmdel | Acute Care Hospital |
Gramercy Surgery Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Clifton Surgery Center | Clifton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Stoneleigh Medical Endoscopy Obs | Carmel | GI Diagnostic Center |
Mount Vernon Hospital | Mount Vernon | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Surgery Center of Greater New York | Bronx | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Prohealth Ambulatory Surgery Center | New Hyde Park | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
University Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Barnabas Hospital | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Ksc Or Services | Huntington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lenox Hill Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
The Mount Sinai Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Glen Cove Hospital | Glen Cove | Acute Care Hospital |
Westchester Ambulatory Surgery Center | White Plains | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
S S C and Z Endoscopy Center | Fort Lee | GI Diagnostic Center |
Manhattan Office Endoscopy | New York | GI Diagnostic Center |
Eastern Long Island Hospital | Greenport | Acute Care Hospital |
Gregory Surgical Services | Jersey City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Peter's University Hospital | New Brunswick | Acute Care Hospital |
Hunterdon Medical Center | Flemington | Acute Care Hospital |
North Central Bronx Hospital | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Richmond Ambulatory Surgical Facility | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Atlantic Surgery Center | Long Branch | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Loewenstein Endoscopy Ofiices | Long Beach | GI Diagnostic Center |
University Surgicenter | East Brunswick | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hudson Valley Hospital Center | Cortlandt Manor | Acute Care Hospital |
Ramapo Valley Surgical Center | Ramsey | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Gupta Rockaway Obs | Far Rockaway | GI Diagnostic Center |
Blythedale Children's Hospital | Valhalla | Childrens Hospital |
60 East End Office Endoscopy | New York | GI Diagnostic Center |
Hackensack Endoscopy Center | Hackensack | GI Diagnostic Center |
Putnam Hospital Center | Carmel | Acute Care Hospital |
Maimonides Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Hillside Surgicare | Jamaica | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Morristown Surgical Ctr. @ Madison Ave. | Morristown | GI Diagnostic Center |
Northern Westchester Hospital | Mount Kisco | Acute Care Hospital |
Jacobi Medical Center | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Phelps Memorial Hospital Center | Sleepy Hollow | Acute Care Hospital |
Progressive Surgery Center | Farmingdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Market Street Surgical Center | Saddle Brook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital | New Brunswick | Acute Care Hospital |
North Jersey Surgery Center | Englewood Cliffs | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicare Ambulatory Surgery Center of Ny | Bronx | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southern Ocean County Hospital | Manahawkin | Acute Care Hospital |
Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside | Mountainside | Childrens Hospital |
Long Island College Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Ocean Endosurgery Center | Toms River | GI Diagnostic Center |
Pilgrim Medical Center | Montclair | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hackensack Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mediplex Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Mary's Ambulatory Surgery Center | Palisades Park | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Surgical Center of New Jersey | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
University Hospital of Brooklyn | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
May Street Surgi Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bergen Passaic Ambulatory Surgery Center | Clifton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lawrence Hospital Center | Bronxville | Acute Care Hospital |
Central Jersey Surgery Center. | Eatontown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Seashore Surgical Institute | Brick | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Parkmed | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Coney Island Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack | Acute Care Hospital |
Hanover Endoscopy Center | Whippany | GI Diagnostic Center |
Ambulatory Sugical Center of Union County | Union | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Garden State Ambulatory Surgery Center | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Essex Surgical Arts Surgery Center | Belleville | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Southampton Hospital | Southampton | Acute Care Hospital |
New York Hospital Queens | Flushing | Acute Care Hospital |
Linden Surgical Center | Linden | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sheepshead Bay Endoscopy | Brooklyn | GI Diagnostic Center |
Overlook Hospital | Summit | Acute Care Hospital |
Physcian's Choice Surgicenter | Howard Beach | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bayonne Medical Center | Bayonne | Acute Care Hospital |
Morristown Memorial Hospital | Morristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgical Center at Cedar Knolls | Cedar Knolls | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Community Medical Center | Toms River | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Center for Endoscopy | North Bergen | GI Diagnostic Center |
Gastroenterology Diagnostics of Northern New Jersey | West Paterson | GI Diagnostic Center |
Staten Island University Hospital - North Site | Staten Island | Acute Care Hospital |
Nassau University Medical Center | East Meadow | Acute Care Hospital |
Chilton Memorial Hospital | Pompton Plains | Acute Care Hospital |
Passaic Beth Israel Regional Medical Center | Passaic | Acute Care Hospital |
New York Methodist Hospital | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Interfaith Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Suffolk Surgery Center | Shirley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Park Avenue Ambulatory Surgery | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Manhattan East Endoscopy | New York | GI Diagnostic Center |
Winthrop-university Hospital | Mineola | Acute Care Hospital |
Elmhurst Hospital Center | Elmhurst | Acute Care Hospital |
Premier Endoscopy | Clifton | GI Diagnostic Center |
Saint Joseph's Medical Center | Yonkers | Acute Care Hospital |
Melville Surgery Center | Melville | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Union Hospital | Union | Acute Care Hospital |
Andrew Jacono Center | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
New York Westchester Square Medical Center | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Somerset Ambulatory Surgical Center | Somerville | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Endoscopic Diagnostic and Treatment Center | Brooklyn | GI Diagnostic Center |
Park Avenue Endoscopy | New York | GI Diagnostic Center |
Lakewood Surgery Center | Lakewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Reed Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint James Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgicare of Englewood Cliffs | Englewood Cliffs | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newton Memorial Hospital | Newton | Acute Care Hospital |
Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank | Acute Care Hospital |
Saddle River Valley Surgical Center | Paramus | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Center for Ambulatory Surgery | Mountainside | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northeast Surgical | Mount Kisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint John's Riverside Hospital - Andrus Pavilion | Yonkers | Acute Care Hospital |
Austin Medical Obs | Forest Hills | GI Diagnostic Center |
Old Hook Medical Surgicenter | Emerson | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Clare's Hospital - Sussex | Sussex | Acute Care Hospital |
Mercy Medical Center | Rockville Centre | Acute Care Hospital |
New York GICenter | Bronx | GI Diagnostic Center |
Plainview Hospital | Plainview | Acute Care Hospital |
New York Downtown Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Pascack Valley Hospital | Westwood | Acute Care Hospital |
Wayne Surgical Center | Wayne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hoboken University Medical Center | Hoboken | Acute Care Hospital |
Northfield Surgical Center | West Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Advanced Endoscopy and Surgical Center | Eatontown | GI Diagnostic Center |
Clara Maass Medical Center | Belleville | Acute Care Hospital |
Ridgedale Surgery Center | Cedar Knolls | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Oak Tree Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Maj Surgery | Rye | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christ Hospital | Jersey City | Acute Care Hospital |
Garden State Surgical Center | Fair Lawn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Summit Medical Group Ambulatory Surgery Center | Berkeley Heights | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sdk Medical | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sea Oaks Surgery Center | Little Egg Harbor | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Good Samaritan Hospital | Suffern | Acute Care Hospital |
Karpinski Ambulatory Surgery Unit | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Metropolitan Surgical Institute | South Amboy | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Suburban Endoscopy Center | Verona | GI Diagnostic Center |
Center for Special Procedures | Lakewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Mary's Hospital | Passaic | Acute Care Hospital |
Ap Surgery Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Endoscopy Obs at Hmg | Huntington Station | GI Diagnostic Center |
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Division Hospital | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Monmouth Surgi Center | Red Bank | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Florham Park Endoscopy Center | Florham Park | GI Diagnostic Center |
The Brooklyn Hospital Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Weissman Endoscopy Obs | Brooklyn | GI Diagnostic Center |
Beth Israel Medical Center - Petrie Division | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Glen Ridge Surgi Center | Glen Ridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Richmond Ambulatory Services | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Usdk Medical | Rockville Centre | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Manalapan Surgery Center | Manalapan | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Shore Surgi-center | Smithtown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Shore Outpatient Surgicenter | Lakewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Vijay Arya Gastroenterology | Middle Village | GI Diagnostic Center |
Jersey City Medical Center | Jersey City | Acute Care Hospital |
Raritan Bay Medical Center - Perth Amboy | Perth Amboy | Acute Care Hospital |
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | Jamaica | Acute Care Hospital |
Synergy First Medical | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Unite Health Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Center of Excellence In Surgery | Bloomfield | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bronx-lebanon Hospital Center - Fulton Division | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
All City Family Health Care | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bey Lea Ambulatory Surgical Center | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Jersey Ambulatory Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Nj Gastro and Endoscopy Ce | Wayne | GI Diagnostic Center |
Fifth Avenue Surgery | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Long Island Center for Digestive Health | Garden City | GI Diagnostic Center |
Endoscopy Center of Bergen County | Paramus | GI Diagnostic Center |
Saint Barnabas Medical Center | Livingston | Acute Care Hospital |
Nyack Hospital | Nyack | Acute Care Hospital |
Holy Name Hospital | Teaneck | Acute Care Hospital |
Jelksmedical | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Synergy Medical | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicare of Oradell | Oradell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center | Bronx | Acute Care Hospital |
Advanced Endoscopy Center | Bronx | GI Diagnostic Center |
Ambulatory Surgery Center | Livingston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway | Rahway | Acute Care Hospital |
Endoscopy Center of Long Island | Garden City | GI Diagnostic Center |
Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center | Paterson | Acute Care Hospital |
Cares Ambulatory Surgery Services | New Brunswick | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Stony Brook University Medical Center | Stony Brook | Acute Care Hospital |
Centrastate Medical Center | Freehold | Acute Care Hospital |
Huntington Hospital | Huntington | Acute Care Hospital |
South Shore Ambulatory Surgery Center | Lynbrook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Affiliated Ambulatory Surgery | Morristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Charles Hospital | Port Jefferson | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Michael's Medical Center | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Short Hills Surgery Center | Millburn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center | Secaucus | Acute Care Hospital |
Ridgewood Ambulatory Surgery Center | Ridgewood | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Beth Israel Amb Surg Cent Brooklyn Division | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Shrewsbury Surgery Center | Shrewsbury | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Westchester Medical Center | Valhalla | Acute Care Hospital |
Prospect Street Obs | Huntington | GI Diagnostic Center |
American Surgical Center of West Orange | West Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Boulevard Surgical Center | Long Island City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Nassau Communities Hospital | Oceanside | Acute Care Hospital |
Teaneck Gastroenterology | Teaneck | GI Diagnostic Center |
Bergen Regional Medical Center | Paramus | Acute Care Hospital |
Franklin Hospital | Valley Stream | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint John's Episcopal Hospital South Shore | Far Rockaway | Acute Care Hospital |
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center | Englewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Ocean Parkway Endoscopy Obs | Brooklyn | GI Diagnostic Center |
Metropolitan Surgery Center | Hackensack | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Columbus Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Palisade Surgery Center | Fort Lee | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bellevue Hospital Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Center for Surgical Specialties | Rutherford | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Central Jersey Ambulatory Surgical Center | Hillsborough | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester | Mt Kisco | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Clare's Hospital - Denville | Denville | Acute Care Hospital |
Advanced Surgical Arts Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Roxbury Open MRI and Surgical Center | Succasunna | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Gastro Surgical Center of Nj | Mountainside | GI Diagnostic Center |
Saint Luke's-roosevelt Hospital Center - Saint Lukes | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Sheepshead Bay Surgery Center | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Meadowbrook Endoscopy Center | Westbury | GI Diagnostic Center |
Eltra | West Orange | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bergen Ambulatory Surgery Center | Saddle Brook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Endo Surgical Center of North Jersey | Clifton | GI Diagnostic Center |
Long Island Endoscopy Center | Setauket | GI Diagnostic Center |
Queens Hospital Center | Jamaica | Acute Care Hospital |
Stonybrook Surigcal Assoicates | Stonybrook | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Endoscopic Ambulatory Specialty Center of Bay Ridge | Brooklyn | GI Diagnostic Center |
James Street Surgical Suite | Morristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lutheran Healthcare | Brooklyn | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Surgery Center of East Tremont Medical Center | Bronx | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ambulatory Surgery Center of Brooklyn | Brooklyn | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fifth Avenue Medical Operatory | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Garden State Endoscopy and Surgery Center | Kenilworth | GI Diagnostic Center |
Harlem Hospital Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Long Island Jewish Medical Center | New Hyde Park | Acute Care Hospital |
Endoscopy Center of Ocean County | Toms River | GI Diagnostic Center |
Digestive Health Center of Huntington | Huntington | GI Diagnostic Center |
North Fullerton Surgery Center | Montclair | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Monmouth Medical Center | Long Branch | Acute Care Hospital |
Toms River Surgery Center | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital | Port Jefferson | Acute Care Hospital |
Trinitas Hospital | Elizabeth | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgicenter | Toms River | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
NYU Langone Medical Center | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Essex Endoscopy Center of Nj | Newark | GI Diagnostic Center |
Ocean Medical Center | Brick | Acute Care Hospital |
East Orange General Hospital | East Orange | Acute Care Hospital |
Franklin Surgical Center | Basking Ridge | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Rockefeller University Hospital | New York | Acute Care Hospital |
Fort Washington Center | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mountainside Hospital | Montclair | Acute Care Hospital |
Advanced Surgical Arts Facility | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Murray Hill Care | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Day-op Center of Long Island | Mineola | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Joseph's Wayne Hospital | Wayne | Acute Care Hospital |
Upper East Side Surgical | New York | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bergen Gastroenterology | Emerson | GI Diagnostic Center |
Edison Surgical Center | Edison | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune | Acute Care Hospital |
St. Vincent's Staten Island Surgery Services | Staten Island | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center | East Patchogue | Acute Care Hospital |
Day Op of North Nassau | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Gold Ambulatory Surgery Center | Great Neck | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | West Islip | Acute Care Hospital |
Garden City Plaza Office Based Surgery | Garden City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Somerset Surgical Center | Bridgewater | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Manhattan Colorectal Surgical Unit | New York | GI Diagnostic Center |
Accredited Endoscopy Services Obs | New Hyde Park | GI Diagnostic Center |
North Shore University Hospital | Manhasset | Acute Care Hospital |
Hudson Terrace Medical | Englewood Cliffs | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Paramus Surgical Center | Paramus | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Endoscopy Cost and Procedure Introduction
A key advantage of the procedure is that, when needed, tiny instruments can be passed through an opening in the endoscope to obtain tissue samples, remove polyps, coagulate (stop) bleeding sites, dilate or stretch a narrowed area, or perform other treatments. Although an upper endoscopy is considered the best test available to detect and treat abnormalities, alternative procedures include barium x-ray and ultrasound (sonogram). These exams, however, do not allow direct viewing of the GI tract, removal of polyps, or the completion of biopsies, so, if an abnormality is found during one of these procedures, an endoscopy may still be required to biopsy or remove the abnormality.
Endoscopy Patient Preparation
Prior to your Endoscopy, you will be given instructions in advance that will outline what you should and should not do in preparation for the endoscopy; be sure to read and follow those instructions. It is particularly important to inform the physician of all medications or vitamins taken regularly or if you are pregnant (or think you might be pregnant) or if you have heart, lung or other medical conditions that may need special attention, and, finally, if you have a history of bleeding disorders or if you are taking any anticoagulant (blood-thinning) medications, aspirin, or other medications that affect blood clotting. You will be asked to fast for eight hours before the procedure, generally after midnight. You may be given additional instructions about a special diet for one to two days prior to the procedure. Arrangements should be made for transportation after the surgery is complete.
What to expect during and after an Endoscopy Procedure
An Endoscopy procedure should takes about 30 minutes. An intravenous line is inserted into the arm to administer a sedative. Also, your heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and oxygen level will be monitored during the procedure. Numbing medication will be sprayed into the back of your throat to prevent gagging. The spray may have a bitter taste to it. Holding your breath while your throat is sprayed may decrease the taste. A mouth guard will be placed in your mouth to protect your teeth. Once you are fully relaxed and your throat is numb, you will be asked to lie on your left side on the table with your head bent forward. You will be asked to swallow the endoscope and then the endoscope is gently inserted into the upper esophagus. You can breathe easily throughout the exam. During the procedure, air is pumped in through the instrument to expand the structure that is being studied and allow better viewing. Biopsies and other procedures will be performed as needed. Saliva will be suctioned from your mouth since you will not be able to swallow during the procedure.
After the procedure is completed, you will be taken to the recovery area and monitored until the medication has worn off. After recovery, the physician will explain the results to you, provide instructions on care and diet and then your driver will be allowed to take you home. Occasionally a patient is left with a mild sore throat or a feeling of distention from the insufflated air that was used during the procedure. Both problems are mild and fleeting. Notify your physician to report any of the following: fever and/or chills; redness, swelling, bleeding or other drainage from the IV.
What Conditions or Symptoms Might An Endoscopy Treat?
It’s hard to nail down an exact symptom or group of symptoms but there are some common ones that might lead to an Endoscopy being the necessary treatment (or simply used to help diagnose an issue). If one is having some challenges with swallowing, issues with the digestive tract, general stomach pains that can’t be diagnosed, or ongoing chronic diarrhea and constipation.
Awareness Items About Endoscopy
A lot of patients that might be preparing for an Endoscopy are concerned about the prep and procedure itself. You should also be aware of potential things that can occur afterwards:
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