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Patient Services

Diagnostic Tests
Additional Services
Scheduling an Appointment
Preparing for Your Appointment
Receiving Test Results and Prescriptions
Billing

The Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition provides a full range of diagnostic tests including nutritional tests, breath tests, special motility measures, and tests of acid secretion. Some testing procedures can obtain biopsies and even can treat certain problems, reducing the need for and frequency of surgery.

Diagnostic Tests

• Given Diagnostic Imaging System (camera in a pill)
• Therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (PDF file)
• Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
• Computed tomography (CT) scan
• Spiral CT scanning
• GI radiology (upper GI, enteroclysis, barium enema) (PDF file)
• Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with biopsy capability (PDF file)
• Anal ultrasound
• Upper GI endoscopy (PDF file)
• Colonoscopy
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy
• Ileoscopy
• Enteroscopy
• Dilations and stent placements
• Endoscopic laser therapy
• Photodynamic therapy (PDF file)
• Genetic testing
• Pancreatic function test
• Oral cholecystogram (PDF file)
• Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and biliary drainage (PDF file)
• T-tube cholangiogram (PDF file)
• GI motility testing (esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, anorectal, sphincter of Oddi) (PDF file)
• Esophageal 24-hour pH monitoring (PDF file)
• Variceal banding and sclerotherapy (PDF file)
• Endoscopic tumor removal or bypass
• Diagnostic laparoscopy
• Liver biopsy
• Biofeedback

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Additional Services
UPMC gastroenterology clinicians are experts in the newest medical and surgical therapies for GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), peptic ulcers, and gastrointestinal diseases. Our clinicians are world leaders in the study of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), pancreas and biliary diseases, nutritional concerns, functional bowel diseases (irritable bowel syndrome and motility disorders), the liver, and other related gastrointestinal issues.

The UPMC Digestive Disorders Center also offers the services of an enterostomal nurse for colostomy and ileostomy patients.

Scheduling an Appointment
To schedule an appointment with the UPMC Digestive Disorders Center for an office visit or GI procedure, call toll-free 866-4GASTRO (866-442-7876) or 412-647-8666 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST. The UPMC Digestive Disorders Center and GI Lab are located on the third floor of UPMC Presbyterian, Unit 3D, 200 Lothrop St., in the Oakland Section of Pittsburgh.

To schedule an appointment with the UPMC Center for Liver Diseases for an office visit or related liver procedure, call toll-free at 866-4GASTRO (866-442-7876) or 412-647-1170 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST. The UPMC Center for Liver Diseases is located in the Kaufmann Medical Building, Suite 900, 3471 Fifth Ave., in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh.

For information about any UPMC service or for help with a referral, call 800-533-UPMC (8762).

Preparing for Your Appointment
If you need special instructions to prepare for your appointment or procedure, you will receive this information from a nurse or from the scheduling secretary who sets up your appointment.

If you have any questions about preparing for your clinic appointment or procedure, please call the UPMC Digestive Disorders Center toll-free at 866-4GASTRO (866-442-7876) or 412-647-8666 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST.

Patients who receive sedation or certain procedures at UPMC Presbyterian are required to have a responsible adult bring them to the appointment, stay with them throughout the day, and take them home when the procedure is complete.

Receiving Test Results and Prescriptions
If you have questions about test results or prescription information, please call the UPMC Digestive Disorders Center toll-free at 866-4GASTRO (866-442-7876) or 412-647-8666 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST.

For additional information about test results or prescriptions, talk with your doctor or nurse.

Billing
If you have any questions about billing from a UPMC hospital-based clinic, please call the hospital billing department at 800-854-1745 or 412-647-8393.

If you have questions about UPMC physician billing matters, please call toll-free 888-647-9600 or 412-442-9600.

You can find additional billing contact information on your treatment invoice.

You also now have the option to easily and securely pay bills for UPMC services online. Visit our Paying Your Bills Online website to access this system or for more information.