Procedures
World-Class Procedures Close to Home
Our gastroenterologists in the Greater Boston Area offer expert, non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic services for the entire gastrointestinal tract. With short wait times at our outpatient center and three hospital locations, we specialize in essential procedures like upper endoscopies and colonoscopies, crucial for detecting and preventing conditions such as colon cancer and GERD. Additionally, we provide advanced treatments for the biliary system and pancreas with EUS and ERCP, along with innovative weight loss procedures like OverStitch (TORe) and intragastric balloons. These state-of-the-art services are part of our commitment to delivering top-tier, accessible gastroenterological care to our community.
Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy (Pill Cam or Video Capsule Endoscopy)
Colonoscopy Preparation Instructions
General instructions for colonoscopy preparation are included below.
For instructions specific to you, especially regarding blood thinners and other medication-related questions, please your check Appointment Page (in your email and/or mail) and/or check with our office.
Please note - if you do not pick up your prescription right after booking your colonoscopy, your prescription may be reshelved. If your prescription is not at the pharmacy as expected, please ask the pharmacy to check if it has been reshelved.
Please read the prep instructions at least one week in advance.
If you do not follow the instructions exactly, your procedure may have to be cancelled upon arrival.
SUTAB Colonoscopy Prep
SUTAB Instrucciones de Preparación Para Colonoscopia (español)
MiraLAX Colonoscopy Prep
MiraLAX Instrucciones de Preparación Para Colonoscopia (español)
Screening versus Diagnostic Colonoscopies
Screening colonoscopies and diagnostic colonoscopies are performed similarly using the same equipment. The difference is how the procedure is billed to your insurance. Billing will depend on your symptoms (or lack of symptoms) and what your doctor finds during the procedure. A colonoscopy is considered preventive screening if the patient doesn’t have any gastrointestinal symptoms and no polyps or masses are found during the colonoscopy.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) considers preventive services “essential health benefits” and requires insurance companies to pay all associated costs. That also means you won’t have to pay a copay or coinsurance for a screening colonoscopy. Since a diagnostic colonoscopy isn’t considered preventive, your insurance may require you to pay a copay or coinsurance.
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