Colonoscopy Costs & $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/health/colonoscopies-explain-why-us-leads-the-world-in-health-expenditures.html?_r=0

Editor’s Note: Colonoscopy in Harlingen, Texas cost: ASC = $550, Physician = $900, Anesthesiologist $185 = $1,635 Total Cost. Note: The ASC is a physician owned facility.