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Gastroenterology Doctors Who Perform the Procedure You Need—and Take Your Insurance.

Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385), upper GI endoscopy / EGD for GERD & Barrett’s (CPT 43239), and FibroScan liver elastography (CPT 91200). Filter by your insurance carrier, state, or procedure below.

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Dr. Natalya Belova, MD

Burnt Hills, NY 12027

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
96th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (8,593 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Eugene Stokes, MD

San Angelo, TX 76904

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
95th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (618 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Aalia Saeed, MD

Lapeer, MI 48446

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
76th MI Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,849 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ashish Arora, MD

Elmhurst, IL 60126

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
68th IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,684 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. George Holman, MD

Albuquerque, NM 87109

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
75th NM Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (643 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Erin Mccoy, MD

Nampa, ID 83687

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
47th ID Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (798 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Steven Fochios, MD

New York, NY 10021

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
69th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,907 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Joseph Lin, MD

Baltimore, MD 21234

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
1st MD Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (639 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajat Parikh, MD

Birmingham, AL 35209

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
71st AL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,578 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Patrick Chen, DO

Columbus, OH 43202

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
73rd OH Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (501 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Michael Treanor, MD

Peoria, IL 61606

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
71st IL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,805 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$218 Cash

Dr. David Jaffe, MD

Philadelphia, PA 19104

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
8th PA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (699 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Essam Quraishi, MD

Santa Ana, CA 92704

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
8th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (714 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Colleen Kelly, MD

Boston, MA 02115

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
6th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (664 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Amit Agrawal, MD

Charleston, SC 29425

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
75th SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (535 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Andrew Li, MD

Stanford, CA 94305

★★★★★ 4.6 (18)
26th CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (878 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. James Maher, MD

Houston, TX 77084

★★★★★ 4.6 (26)
46th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,230 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$212 Cash

Dr. Seth Moore, MD

Indianapolis, IN 46250

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
12th IN Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (710 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Rajiv Majithia, MD

Smithfield, NC 27577

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
1st NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (638 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Eric Ganguly, MD

Burlington, VT 05401

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
75th VT Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (634 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Barry Rosser, MD

Jacksonville, FL 32224

★★★★★ 4.6 (22)
81st FL Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (531 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$216 Cash

Dr. Nelson Seabrook, MD

West Columbia, SC 29169

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
82nd SC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,766 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Vishal Jain, MD

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
81st NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,491 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Hays Arnold, MD

Live Oak, TX 78233

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
53rd TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,467 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Mark Lin, MD

Tucson, AZ 85712

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
66th AZ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,615 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$207 Cash

Dr. Sandeep Sekhon, MD

Fresno, CA 93720

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
72nd CA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,718 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$239 Cash

Dr. Kenny Hui, MD

Brick, NJ 08724

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
63rd NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,608 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Ronnie Cyzner, MD

Charlotte, NC 28210

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
53rd NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (4,078 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Joseph Binns, MD

Red Bank, NJ 07701

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
37th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,141 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Thomas Ducker, MD

Kerrville, TX 78028

★★★★★ 4.6 (25)
56th TX Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,609 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Angelo Coppola, MD

Little Rock, AR 72212

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
90th AR Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (12,506 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Kendral Adkisson, MD

Asheville, NC 28803

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
64th NC Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (5,898 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. William Disanti, MD

West Islip, NY 11795

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
64th NY Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,585 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$232 Cash

Dr. Barbara Nath, MD

Boston, MA 02114

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
66th MA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (1,267 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$227 Cash

Dr. Cory Vergilio, MD

Somerville, NJ 08876

★★★★★ 4.6 (21)
78th NJ Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (2,250 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash

Dr. Lawrence Gensler, MD

Covington, LA 70433

★★★★★ 4.6 (17)
55th LA Pct

Top Billed Procedure: Established Gastroenterology, GERD & IBD Evaluation [CPT 99214] • Diagnostic & screening colonoscopy with polypectomy (CPT 45378 / 45385) & subspecialty diagnostics (3,216 CMS services/yr).

✓ Accepts BlueCross BlueShield ~$209 Cash
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"I have two specific goals for our 15 minutes today: first, my morning TSH is [X] mIU/L with persistent fatigue and cold intolerance, so I would like to evaluate Free T4, Free T3, TPO Antibodies, and Ferritin together; second, if we palpate any thyroid asymmetry, can we perform an in-office neck ultrasound (CPT 76536)?"

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CPT 76536 In-Office High-Resolution Thyroid & Neck Ultrasound

Confirms the endocrinologist images thyroid nodules themselves rather than sending you to a hospital radiology department.

CPT 60100 Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy

Identifies structural thyroid specialists vs. general diabetes-only clinics.

3. Exact Blood & Diagnostic Labs to Request on Your Order Sheet
  • ✓ TSH + Free T4 + Free T3 (drawn before 8:30 AM fasting)
  • ✓ Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) & Thyroglobulin Antibodies (Hashimoto rule-out)
  • ✓ Serum Ferritin + Vitamin D 25(OH)D (required for T4-to-T3 deiodinase conversion)
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Hold all Biotin (Vitamin B7) supplements for 72 hours before your blood draw so streptavidin assay interference does not create a false TSH/Free T4 reading.

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