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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Colonoscopy Cost Average | $1,100 - $3,500 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Bucks County GIEndoscopic Surgical Center | Levittown | GI Diagnostic Center |
Centennial Surgery Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
St Joseph's Hospital - Short Procedure Unit | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hahnemann University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Mercy Suburban Hospital | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
South Jersey Endoscopy Center | Woodbury | GI Diagnostic Center |
Christiana Care Health Services, Cchs Short Procedure Unit | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center | Mount Holly | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Luke's Quakertown Hospital | Quakertown | Acute Care Hospital |
Pgc Endoscopy Center | Philadelphia | GI Diagnostic Center |
Methodist Hospital | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Endoscopy Center of Delaware County | Media | GI Diagnostic Center |
Ridley Crossings Surgical Center | Crum Lynne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of Chery Hill | Cherry Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Endoscopy Center at St Mary | Langhorne | GI Diagnostic Center |
Surgical Center of South Jersey | Mount Laurel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
West Chester Endoscopy | West Chester | GI Diagnostic Center |
Graduate Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Kirkwood Endoscopy Center | Newark | GI Diagnostic Center |
Frandford Hospital Frankford SPU | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mt. Laurel Endoscopy Center | Mount Laurel | GI Diagnostic Center |
Paoli Surgery Center | Paoli | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center of the Northeast | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Burlington County Endoscopy Center | Lumberton | GI Diagnostic Center |
Limestone Ambulatory Surgery Center | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center of Bucks County | Warminster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children and Nemours | Wilmington | Childrens Hospital |
Virtua Memorial Hospital Burlington County | Mount Holly | Acute Care Hospital |
Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgery Ctr of the Main Line | Wayne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Montgomery Hospital Medical Center | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Jersey Healthcare Elmer Hospital | Elmer | Acute Care Hospital |
Endoscopy Center of Bucks County | Newtown | GI Diagnostic Center |
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Blue Bell Surgery Center | Blue Bell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Eye | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center of Salem County | Salem | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Burlington Novacare | Burlington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Center for Advanced Surgical Arts | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Peninsula Endoscopy Center | Newark | GI Diagnostic Center |
Jennersville Regional Hospital | West Grove | Acute Care Hospital |
Grand View Hospital | Sellersville | Acute Care Hospital |
The Chester County Hospital | West Chester | Acute Care Hospital |
Riddle Memorial Hospital | Media | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children | Philadelphia | Childrens Hospital |
Valley Forge Medical Center and Hospital | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Kensington Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Virtua West Jersey Hospital Voorhees | Voorhees | Acute Care Hospital |
Q Corp Surgery Center | Exton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol | Acute Care Hospital |
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital Short Procedure Unit | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christiana Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Cooper University Hospital | Camden | Acute Care Hospital |
Lifecare Hospitals of Chester County | West Chester | Acute Care Hospital |
Ambulatory Endoscopic Surgery Center | Yardley | GI Diagnostic Center |
Main Line Endoscopy Center, East | Bala Cynwyd | GI Diagnostic Center |
Glasgow Ambulatory Surgery Center | Newark | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of Pennsylvania | Havertown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Voorhees Surgery Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lankenau Hospital | Wynnewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Leonard Dzubow Ambulatory Surgical Center | Media | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Penn Medicine at Radnor Endoscopy Facility | Radnor | GI Diagnostic Center |
Paoli Hospital | Paoli | Acute Care Hospital |
Northeastern Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Summit Surgical Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Frankford Hospitals - Torresdale Campus | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Kennedy Surgical Center | Sewell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgical Center of Burlington County | Willingboro | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Doylestown Surgery Center | Warrington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Millennium Surgical Center | Cherry Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center | Pottstown | Acute Care Hospital |
Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County | Willingboro | Acute Care Hospital |
Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Drexel Ctr Digestive Health-ASC | Philadelphia | GI Diagnostic Center |
Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville | Acute Care Hospital |
Brandywine Valley Endoscopy Center | Downingtown | GI Diagnostic Center |
Barix Clinics of Pennsylvania | Langhorne | Acute Care Hospital |
Manoa Diagnostic Center | Havertown | GI Diagnostic Center |
The Sally Balin Ambulatory Surgical Center | Media | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Upper Bay Surgery Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Delmar Surgical Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Vantage Surgery Center | Medford | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mt Airy Ambulatory Endoscopy Surgery Center | Philadelphia | GI Diagnostic Center |
Abington Memorial Hospital | Abington | Acute Care Hospital |
Delaware Outpatient Center for Surgery | Newark | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pottstown Surgical Center | Pottstown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center of Chester County | Exton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Crozer-chester Medical Center | Upland | Acute Care Hospital |
Delaware County Memorial Hospital | Drexel Hill | Acute Care Hospital |
Endoscopy Center of Delaware | Newark | GI Diagnostic Center |
Holy Redeemer Ambulatory Surgery Center | Huntingdon Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brandywine Hospital | Coatesville | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | Acute Care Hospital |
Eagleville Hospital | Eagleville | Acute Care Hospital |
Underwood-memorial Hospital | Woodbury | Acute Care Hospital |
South Jersey Surgical Center | Mount Laurel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Best Impression Surgical Center | Norristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center In Wilmington | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jeanes Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center at Brinton Lake | Glen Mills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Central Montgomery Medical Center | Lansdale | Acute Care Hospital |
Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Reg | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Philadelphia Surgi Center | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Trevose Specialty Care Surgical Center | Fort Washington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Springfield Ambulatory Surgery Center | Flourtown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Francis Hospital | Wilmington | Acute Care Hospital |
Main Line Endoscopy Center West | Malvern | GI Diagnostic Center |
Washington Square Endoscopy Center | Philadelphia | GI Diagnostic Center |
Surgery Center at Pennsylvania Hospital | Phila | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | Childrens Hospital |
Red Lion Surgicenter | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Agnes Continuing Care Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Union Hospital | Elkton | Acute Care Hospital |
Temple University Children's Medical Center | Philadelphia | Childrens Hospital |
Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | Acute Care Hospital |
Street Road Surgery Center | Trevose | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Turks Head Surgery Center | West Chester | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mid-atlantic Endoscopy Center | Newark | GI Diagnostic Center |
Kennedy Memorial Hospitals - University Medical Center | Cherry Hill | Acute Care Hospital |
The Endo Center at Voorhees | Voorhees | GI Diagnostic Center |
Albert Einstein Medical Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Montgomery Surgery Center | Lansdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Abington Surgical Center | Willow Grove | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Bux-mont Endoscopy Center | Sellersville | GI Diagnostic Center |
The Memorial Hospital of Salem County | Salem | Acute Care Hospital |
Parkway Surgery Center | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Main Line Surgery Center | Bala Cynwyd | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital | Darby | Acute Care Hospital |
Chestnut Hill Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Huntingdon Valley Surgery Center | Huntingdon Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
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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