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Fees

When quoting the client for a procedure, be sure to include those fees charged by your hospital for histopath, hospitalization, local anesthesia, sedation/anesthesia, radiographs, etc. Fees for the ultrasound or endoscopy procedure and any ultrasound guided biopsy or centesis should be collected by the hospital and paid to us by clinic check made out to PetSounds.

Below are some typical estimates associated with these procedures:

Typical fees collected by your hospital associated with upper GI endoscopy
(excluding fees generated by the initial work-up prior to endoscopy):

• Day hospitalization
  
• General anesthesia 1 - 1.5 hours
  
• IV Catheter
  
• IV fluids
  
• Technician time 1 - 1.5 hours
  
• Endoscopy fee
  
• +/- Endoscopic biopsy fee
  
• +/- Endoscopic foreign body removal fee
  
• Lab fees for histopath

For lower GI be sure to include hospitalization for 1 - 2 days prior to procedure (if needed), enemas, +/- GoLytely (usually available at pharmacy)

Typical fees collected by your hospital associated with rhinoscopy or cystoscopy:

• Overnight hospitalization
  
• Anesthesia approx. 1.5 hours
  
• IV fluids for flush (approx. 4 liters)
  
• Endoscopy fee
  
• Endoscopic biopsy fee (biopsies always taken for rhinoscopy)
  
• Lab fees: histopath, +/- fungal culture, +/- fungal serologies
  
• Technician time 1 - 2 hours
  
• IV catheter
  
• IV fluids

Typical fees associated with ultrasound procedure:

• Day hospitalization
  
• Tech time
  
• Surgical prep fee
  
• Supplies (syringes, needles, etc.)
  
• +/- Histopath, cytology, culture & sensitivity
  
• +/- sedation, local anesthesia
  
• ultrasound fee
  
• ultrasound-guided biopsy fee

Hospital Staff Discounts

Any member of your hospital staff will receive a substantial discount on endoscopy and ultrasound services performed by us.