Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
  • GI payer mix: Who got the most bills in 2023

    The majority of gastroenterology procedures performed in 2023 were charged to commercial payers, according to Healthcare Appraisers' 2023 GI "Industry Outlook" report, published in September. 
  • GI practice transactions down in 2023

    Since 2016, gastroenterology practices have undergone a wave of consolidation as private equity-backed companies, including Gastro Health and United Digestive, have acquired hundreds of providers nationwide. 
  • Are gastroenterologists flocking to employment? 

    The gastroenterology industry continues to consolidate, with private equity-backed GI giants such as Miami-based Gastro Health and Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance scooping up physicians. 
  • 5 numbers gastroenterologists should watch

    Here are five numbers worth watching in gastroenterology today: 
  • California children's hospital 1 of 2 facilities offering sedation-free endoscopy

    Loma Linda University Children's Hospital has become one of two hospitals in Southern California to implement transnasal endoscopy without sedation in children. 
  • Allied Digestive Health partners with Lynx.MD

    Medical data intelligence platform Lynx.MD has partnered with Allied Digestive Health, a leading GI practice with over 60 locations in New York and New Jersey. 
  • Average cost of the 10 most common GI procedures

    The most common gastroenterology procedure performed in 2023 was a liver elastography, according to November data from Definitive Healthcare, which will cost patients an average of $134. 
  • 15 most-used GI procedure billing codes

    Liver elastography accounted for over 30% of the total billed gastroenterology procedures in 2023, making it the most-performed GI procedure, according to November data from Definitive Healthcare. 
  • HOPDs vs. ASCs for 5 gastroenterology procedures

    ASCs are known for their cost-saving potential when compared to hospital outpatient departments, according to data from medicare.gov.
  • BCBS Massachusetts anesthesia restriction for GI procedures now in effect: What it means for physicians

    In November, Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts announced that beginning Jan. 1, it would no longer cover the use of monitored anesthesia for certain gastrointestinal patients undergoing endoscopic, bronchoscopic or interventional pain procedures. 
  • Peak Gastroenterology Associates adds Dr. Neil Sharma

    Colorado's largest provider of gastroenterology services, Colorado Springs-based Peak Gastroenterology Associates, has added Neil Sharma, MD, to its team. 
  • 4 endoscopy updates

    Here are four endoscopy updates Becker's has reported on since Dec. 21: 
  • The average cost of a colonoscopy in the US: A payment breakdown

    Undergoing a colonoscopy in the U.S. will cost patients an average of $1,608, according to data from Sidecar Health. The majority of the procedure's cost goes toward facility fees. 
  • Mercy appoints GI leader

    Michelle Fortune, BSN, RN, has been named the leader of surgery and GI services for St. Louis-based Mercy, which includes over 900 physician practice locations and outpatient facilities across Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. 
  • Average cost to visit a gastroenterologist by state

    Alaska is the most expensive state to visit a gastroenterologist, according to Sidecar Health's care calculator. 
  • How Medtronic's GI line fared in 2023

    Healthcare devicemaker Medtronic has established itself as a significant player in robotic surgery technology in recent years, and 2023 was no exception.
  • Cost of GI upper endoscopy by state

    Alaska is the most expensive state to get a GI upper endoscopy in a hospital outpatient department, while Iowa is the most affordable, according to data from Sidecar Health's care calculator.
  • 5 gastroenterology leaders to know

    Here are the leaders of five gastroenterology associations to know: 
  • AI-assisted capsule endoscopy tool gains FDA clearance

    Gastrointestinal visualization technology company AnX Robotica has announced FDA clearance of its NaviCam ProScan.
  • 5 notes on early-career gastroenterologists

    From salary data to the highest-paying work cities and environments, here are five things to know about gastroenterologists in their first seven years of practice, per Medscape's physician salary explorer: 

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