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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Upper GI Endoscopy Cost Average | $1,000 - $3,300 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Katy | Katy | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kingwood Medical Center | Kingwood | Acute Care Hospital |
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston | Galveston | Childrens Hospital |
Brazosport Regional Health System | Lake Jackson | Acute Care Hospital |
Summit Ambulatory Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
First Surgical Woodlands | Conroe | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | Katy | Acute Care Hospital |
Gramercy Outpatient Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Renaissance Surgical Center | Humble | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
AAI - Advanced In Healthcare | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mid Town Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Eastside Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Ben Taub General Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Spring Surgical Center | Spring | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Town Park Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Park Plaza Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Northeast Medical Center Hospital | Humble | Acute Care Hospital |
Chimney Rock Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christus Saint Catherine Hospital | Katy | Acute Care Hospital |
Caplan Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northwest Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Medsource | Missouri City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston | Acute Care Hospital |
Bay Area Houston Endoscopy | Webster | GI Diagnostic Center |
Angleton Danbury Medical Center | Angleton | Acute Care Hospital |
Houston Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Liberty-dayton Community Hospital | Liberty | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
First Surgical Memorial Village | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Vista Medical Center Hospital | Pasadena | Acute Care Hospital |
Mainland Medical Center | Texas City | Acute Care Hospital |
North Houston Endoscopy and Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pearland Surgery Center | Pearland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hospital for Specialized Surgery | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Fannin Day Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center | Webster | Acute Care Hospital |
River Oaks Campus - ASC | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Houston Northwest Medical Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center, Pearland | Pearland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Acps-the Surgicentre | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Surgery Center of the Woodlands | The Woodlands | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Baylor College of Medicine Ambulatory Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Renaissance Hospital - Houston | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Sugar Land | Sugar Land | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sugar Land Surgical Hospital | Sugar Land | Acute Care Hospital |
Spring Creek Surgery Center | Tomball | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Houston Endoscopy and Research Center | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Conroe Surgery Center 2 | Conroe | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Palladium for Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Main Street | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Luke's Episcopal Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Dr. John B Clemmons | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Oakbend Medical Center | Richmond | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Hermann the Woodlands Hospital | The Woodlands | Acute Care Hospital |
Kelsey-seybold ASC | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christus Saint John Hospital | Nassau Bay | Acute Care Hospital |
Cy Fair Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Joseph Medical Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Yeung Institute Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Bayside Community Hospital | Anahuac | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Memorial Endoscopy Center | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Sterling Ridge Surgery Center | The Woodlands | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Houston Gastro Clinic | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
United Surgery Center-SE | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bay Area Endoscopy Center | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
West Houston Surgicare | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Katy St. Catherine Surgery Center | Katy | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicenter for Advanced Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
East Houston Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Nw Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Luke's Community Medical Center - the Woodlands | The Woodlands | Acute Care Hospital |
Nassau Bay Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land | Acute Care Hospital |
Houston Physicians Hospital | Webster | Acute Care Hospital |
Sugar Land Surgery Center | Sugar Land | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kirby Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
First Street Surgical Center | Bellaire | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
St Michaels Center for Special Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Town and Country Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Woodlands Endoscopy Center | The Woodlands | GI Diagnostic Center |
Tomball Regional Medical Center | Tomball | Acute Care Hospital |
Keystone Outpatient Services | The Woodlands | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Park Ten | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kingsland Surgery Center | Katy | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Northwest | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital | Baytown | Acute Care Hospital |
Brae Valley ASC | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Athletic Orthopedic and Knee Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cypresswood Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bellville General Hospital | Bellville | Acute Care Hospital |
Doctors' Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Meah ASC Management | Lake Jackson | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Crystal Outpatient Surgery Center Lake Jackson | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Winnie Community Hospital | Winnie | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Bayside Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land | Acute Care Hospital |
Physicians Endoscopy Center | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Riverside General Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Doctors Hospital Tidwell | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
North Houston GICenter | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Sweewater Surgery Center | Sugar Land | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Mid Town Endoscopy Center | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Foundation Surgical Hospital | Bellaire | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center the Woodlands | The Woodlands | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Medcenter Ambulatory Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brazoria County Surgery Center | Angleton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Methodist Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Bayshore Medical Center | Pasadena | Acute Care Hospital |
Bayshore Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bay Area Surgicare Center | Webster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Piney Point Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
West Houston Medical Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Healthbridge Children's Hospital - Houston | Houston | Childrens Hospital |
Conroe Regional Medical Center | Conroe | Acute Care Hospital |
Pearland Premier Surgery Center | Pearland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
East Houston Regional Medical Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Foundation Surgery Center of Dickinson | Dickinson | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Heights Surgey Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sweeny Community Hospital | Sweeny | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Mann Catara CT Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fannin Surgicare | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Willowbrook Ambulatory Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Medical Complex Surgery Center | Tomball | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kingwood Specialty Hospital | Kingwood | Acute Care Hospital |
Ferndale Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Doctors Outpatient Surgicenter | Pasadena | 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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