AUGUST 10, 2023

Reduced Infection, Higher Turnover Decrease ERCP Costs Per Procedure

CHICAGO—The total costs for a single endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedure at a large-scale endoscopy center are essentially half of those at smaller centers, and a 0.2% increase in infection rate added nearly $100 per ERCP, regardless of location, according to a new study.

The researchers analyzed capital costs, fixed equipment costs and varying infection rates associated with reusable duodenoscopes during ERCPs. The infection rate across the published studies in the