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Colonoscopy Cost Average | $1,100 - $3,500 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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West Jersey Hospital | Voorhees | Acute Care Hospital |
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware | Wilmington | Childrens Hospital |
Lifecare Hospitals of Chester County | West Chester | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center | Mount Holly | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Riddle Memorial Hospital | Media | Acute Care Hospital |
Millennium Surgical Center | Cherry Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Parkway Surgery Center | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Union Hospital of Cecil County | Elkton | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center of Chester County | Exton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pgc Endoscopy Center | Philadelphia | GI Diagnostic Center |
Mt. Laurel Endoscopy Center | Mount Laurel | GI Diagnostic Center |
Surgery Center of Chery Hill | Cherry Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mercy Catholic Medical Center - Mercy Fitzgerald | Darby | Acute Care Hospital |
Main Line Endoscopy Center West | Malvern | GI Diagnostic Center |
Salem Medical Center | Salem | Acute Care Hospital |
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Limestone Ambulatory Surgery Center | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Montgomery Hospital Medical Center | Norristown | Medical Center |
St Joseph's Hospital - Short Procedure Unit | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Q Corp Surgery Center | Exton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ridley Crossings Surgical Center | Crum Lynne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Jersey Surgical Center | Mount Laurel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Leonard Dzubow Ambulatory Surgical Center | Media | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brandywine Hospital | Coatesville | Acute Care Hospital |
Manoa Diagnostic Center | Havertown | GI Diagnostic Center |
Drexel Ctr Digestive Health-ASC | Philadelphia | GI Diagnostic Center |
Pottstown Hospital | Pottstown | Acute Care Hospital |
Street Road Surgery Center | Trevose | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
West Chester Endoscopy | West Chester | GI Diagnostic Center |
Surgery Center of Pennsylvania | Havertown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Frandford Hospital Frankford SPU | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Barix Clinics of Pennsylvania | Langhorne | Acute Care Hospital |
Grand View Health | Sellersville | Acute Care Hospital |
Wills Surgery Center of the Northeast | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Delmar Surgical Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center In Wilmington | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Philadelphia Surgi Center | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol | Acute Care Hospital |
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Temple University Children's Medical Center | Philadelphia | Childrens Hospital |
St Lukes Quakertown Hospital | Quakertown | Acute Care Hospital |
Cooper University Hospital | Camden | Acute Care Hospital |
Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Wills Eye | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Turks Head Surgery Center | West Chester | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgical Center of Burlington County | Willingboro | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kirkwood Endoscopy Center | Newark | GI Diagnostic Center |
Burlington Novacare | Burlington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pottstown Surgical Center | Pottstown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville | Acute Care Hospital |
St Francis Hospital | Wilmington | Acute Care Hospital |
Red Lion Surgicenter | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Reg | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Kensington Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital | Mount Holly | Acute Care Hospital |
Delaware County Memorial Hospital | Drexel Hill | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgery Center at Pennsylvania Hospital | Phila | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center of Bucks County | Warminster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Eagleville Hospital | Eagleville | Acute Care Hospital |
Endoscopy Center of Delaware County | Media | GI Diagnostic Center |
Surgical Center of South Jersey | Mount Laurel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Endoscopy Center at St Mary | Langhorne | GI Diagnostic Center |
Graduate Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Trevose Specialty Care Surgical Center | Fort Washington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Center for Advanced Surgical Arts | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Holy Redeemer Ambulatory Surgery Center | Huntingdon Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Centennial Surgery Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Methodist Hospital | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Upper Bay Surgery Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Springfield Ambulatory Surgery Center | Flourtown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Underwood-memorial Hospital | Woodbury | Acute Care Hospital |
Valley Forge Medical Center and Hospital | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Kennedy Surgical Center | Sewell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
St Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | Acute Care Hospital |
Paoli Surgery Center | Paoli | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Main Line Hospital Lankenau | Wynnewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Summit Surgical Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Vantage Surgery Center | Medford | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christiana Care Health Services, Cchs Short Procedure Unit | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northeastern Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Brandywine Valley Endoscopy Center | Downingtown | GI Diagnostic Center |
The Surgery Center at Brinton Lake | Glen Mills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Agnes Continuing Care Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Huntingdon Valley Surgery Center | Huntingdon Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Endo Center at Voorhees | Voorhees | GI Diagnostic Center |
Mt Airy Ambulatory Endoscopy Surgery Center | Philadelphia | GI Diagnostic Center |
Washington Square Endoscopy Center | Philadelphia | GI Diagnostic Center |
The Bux-mont Endoscopy Center | Sellersville | GI Diagnostic Center |
Blue Bell Surgery Center | Blue Bell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Virtua Willingboro Hospital | Willingboro | Acute Care Hospital |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Childrens Hospital |
Ambulatory Endoscopic Surgery Center | Yardley | GI Diagnostic Center |
South Jersey Endoscopy Center | Woodbury | GI Diagnostic Center |
Crozer Chester Medical Center | Upland | Acute Care Hospital |
Jefferson Stratford Hospital | Cherry Hill | Acute Care Hospital |
Chester County Hospital | West Chester | Acute Care Hospital |
Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | Acute Care Hospital |
Doylestown Surgery Center | Warrington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Voorhees Surgery Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bucks County GIEndoscopic Surgical Center | Levittown | GI Diagnostic Center |
Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Jefferson Health - Northeast | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Montgomery Surgery Center | Lansdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Inspira Medical Center Elmer | Elmer | Acute Care Hospital |
Christiana Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Endoscopy Center of Delaware | Newark | GI Diagnostic Center |
Abington Surgical Center | Willow Grove | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Ctr of the Main Line | Wayne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital Short Procedure Unit | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Sally Balin Ambulatory Surgical Center | Media | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jeanes Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Hahnemann University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Burlington County Endoscopy Center | Lumberton | GI Diagnostic Center |
Endoscopy Center of Bucks County | Newtown | GI Diagnostic Center |
Mid-atlantic Endoscopy Center | Newark | GI Diagnostic Center |
Delaware Outpatient Center for Surgery | Newark | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jennersville Regional Hospital | West Grove | Acute Care Hospital |
Penn Medicine at Radnor Endoscopy Facility | Radnor | GI Diagnostic Center |
Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | Acute Care Hospital |
Main Line Endoscopy Center, East | Bala Cynwyd | GI Diagnostic Center |
St Christopher's Hospital for Children | Philadelphia | Childrens Hospital |
Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Suburban Community Hospital | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Albert Einstein Medical Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Lansdale Hospital | Lansdale | Acute Care Hospital |
Best Impression Surgical Center | Norristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Abington Memorial Hospital | Abington | Acute Care Hospital |
Glasgow Ambulatory Surgery Center | Newark | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Surgery Center of Salem County | Salem | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Main Line Surgery Center | Bala Cynwyd | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Peninsula Endoscopy Center | Newark | GI Diagnostic Center |
Paoli Hospital | Paoli | Acute Care Hospital |
Colonoscopy Introduction
A colonoscopy is a procedure which allows a doctor to view inside the large intestine (colon) using a tool called a colonoscope. A key advantage of the procedure is that, when needed, other instruments can be passed through the colonoscope. These may be used, for example, to painlessly remove a suspicious-looking growth or to biopsy, that is, take a small piece of tissue for further analysis. Although colonoscopy is the best test available to detect and treat abnormalities within the colon, other alternative procedures are abdominal x-ray, computed tomography (CT scan), abdominal ultrasound, barium enema, sigmoidoscopy and, more recently, an alternative is a Virtual colonoscopy. These exams, however, do not allow direct viewing of the colon, removal of polyps, or the completion of biopsies, so, if an abnormality is found during one of these procedures, a colonoscopy may still be required to biopsy or remove the abnormality.
Patient Preparation For A Colonoscopy
You will be given instructions in advance that will outline what you should and should not do in preparation for colonoscopy. Central to these instructions is the need to cleanse the intestinal tract, modify diet and manage medications; 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. Arrangements should be made for transportation after the surgery is complete.
What to expect during and after a Colonoscopy
The procedure takes about 30 minutes to perform and is seldom remembered by the sedated patient. The sedative and pain medication usually cause most patients to dose off during the procedure. An intravenous line is inserted into the arm to administer a sedative and a painkiller. Also, your heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and oxygen level will be monitored during the procedure. Once you are fully relaxed, you will be asked to lie on your left side with your knees bent towards your chest. Your doctor will first do a rectal exam with a gloved, lubricated finger; then the lubricated colonoscope will be gently inserted into the anus and gently advanced into the rectum and colon. As the scope is slowly and carefully passed, you may feel as if you need to move your bowels, and because air is introduced to help advance the scope, you may feel some cramping or fullness. Generally, however, there is little or no discomfort. The physician will examine the colon. If a polyp is seen, it may be removed, biopsied, or left alone until a subsequent operation is performed.
After the procedure is competed 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. It is normal to experience mild cramping or abdominal pressure following the exam. This usually subsides in an hour or so, after the air has been expelled. Notify your physician to report any of the following: fever and/or chills, frequent bloody stools, abdominal pain and/or bloating, inability to pass gas.
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