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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Colonoscopy Cost Average | $950 - $3,100 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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West Houston Medical Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Brazosport Regional Health System | Lake Jackson | Acute Care Hospital |
Baylor College of Medicine Ambulatory Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Medcenter Ambulatory Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northeast Medical Center Hospital | Humble | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Kingwood Specialty Hospital | Kingwood | Acute Care Hospital |
Renaissance Surgical Center | Humble | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Liberty-dayton Community Hospital | Liberty | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Gramercy Outpatient Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Town Park Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Foundation Surgical Hospital | Bellaire | Acute Care Hospital |
Houston Endoscopy and Research Center | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Mainland Medical Center | Texas City | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center the Woodlands | The Woodlands | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston | Acute Care Hospital |
First Surgical Woodlands | Conroe | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sweewater Surgery Center | Sugar Land | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Doctors' Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Heights Surgey Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Joseph Medical Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Willowbrook Ambulatory Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sugar Land Surgery Center | Sugar Land | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
North Houston GICenter | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Bellville General Hospital | Bellville | Acute Care Hospital |
The Palladium for Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center, Pearland | Pearland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Fannin Day Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Surgery Center of the Woodlands | The Woodlands | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
East Houston Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgicenter for Advanced Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cypresswood Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mann Catara CT Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
North Houston Endoscopy and Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Conroe Regional Medical Center | Conroe | Acute Care Hospital |
Angleton Danbury Medical Center | Angleton | Acute Care Hospital |
Mid Town Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Town and Country Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Spring Surgical Center | Spring | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Oakbend Medical Center | Richmond | Acute Care Hospital |
Houston Physicians Hospital | Webster | Acute Care Hospital |
Bayside Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
First Surgical Memorial Village | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Doctors Hospital Tidwell | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Pearland Surgery Center | Pearland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Keystone Outpatient Services | The Woodlands | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Hospital - Texas Medical Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Bay Area Surgicare Center | Webster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Nassau Bay Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bay Area Endoscopy Center | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Athletic Orthopedic and Knee Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land | Acute Care Hospital |
Kingwood Medical Center | Kingwood | Acute Care Hospital |
Bayshore Medical Center | Pasadena | Acute Care Hospital |
Medical Complex Surgery Center | Tomball | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christus Saint John Hospital | Nassau Bay | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Sugar Land | Sugar Land | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ferndale Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mid Town Endoscopy Center | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Nw Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
AAI - Advanced In Healthcare | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Houston Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Luke's Episcopal Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Cy Fair Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Vista Medical Center Hospital | Pasadena | Acute Care Hospital |
First Street Surgical Center | Bellaire | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Acps-the Surgicentre | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Houston Northwest Medical Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Katy St. Catherine Surgery Center | Katy | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Park Ten | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Eastside Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bayside Community Hospital | Anahuac | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital | Baytown | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Endoscopy Center | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
River Oaks Campus - ASC | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brae Valley ASC | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
East Houston Regional Medical Center | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Spring Creek Surgery Center | Tomball | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Yeung Institute Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sterling Ridge Surgery Center | The Woodlands | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land | Acute Care Hospital |
Crystal Outpatient Surgery Center Lake Jackson | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Chimney Rock Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sweeny Community Hospital | Sweeny | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Katy | Katy | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Woodlands Endoscopy Center | The Woodlands | GI Diagnostic Center |
United Surgery Center-SE | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brazoria County Surgery Center | Angleton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pearland Premier Surgery Center | Pearland | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Healthbridge Children's Hospital - Houston | Houston | Childrens Hospital |
Medsource | Missouri City | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Park Plaza Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Sugar Land Surgical Hospital | Sugar Land | Acute Care Hospital |
North Houston Gastro Clinic | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Riverside General Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Kingsland Surgery Center | Katy | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Caplan Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Meah ASC Management | Lake Jackson | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
St Michaels Center for Special Surgery | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christus Saint Catherine Hospital | Katy | Acute Care Hospital |
Fannin Surgicare | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Summit Ambulatory Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Methodist Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Kelsey-seybold ASC | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Main Street | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann the Woodlands Hospital | The Woodlands | Acute Care Hospital |
Winnie Community Hospital | Winnie | Critical Access (Rural) Hospital |
Dr. John B Clemmons | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Luke's Community Medical Center - the Woodlands | The Woodlands | Acute Care Hospital |
West Houston Surgicare | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Memorial Hermann Surgery Center Northwest | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kirby Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northwest Surgery Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Doctors Outpatient Surgicenter | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bayshore Surgery Center | Pasadena | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Tomball Regional Medical Center | Tomball | Acute Care Hospital |
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Galveston | Galveston | Childrens Hospital |
Ben Taub General Hospital | Houston | Acute Care Hospital |
Conroe Surgery Center 2 | Conroe | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Foundation Surgery Center of Dickinson | Dickinson | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Physicians Endoscopy Center | Houston | GI Diagnostic Center |
Piney Point Surgical Center | Houston | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Bay Area Houston Endoscopy | Webster | GI Diagnostic Center |
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital | Katy | 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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