How much does a colonoscopy cost in Saudi Arabia?
Cash range at Mohammad Dossary Hospital, 2026: 1,000 – 2,000 SAR
A day procedure under sedation — you go home the same day, with someone to drive you.
Colonoscopy is a test, not an operation, and it is the most useful one we have for the large bowel: it finds polyps before they turn, and it explains bleeding or changed bowel habit instead of guessing at them. The cash range below covers the procedure with sedation at Mohammad Dossary Hospital. What moves a patient inside it is what the examination finds — a biopsy or a polyp removed for laboratory testing adds the pathology fee, and we tell you that before, not after.
What moves this figure
- Biopsy or polyp removal — the laboratory (pathology) fee.
- Screening (no symptoms) vs diagnostic examination.
- Sedation vs no sedation.
- A therapeutic step, such as removing a larger polyp, in the same session.
What the range usually includes
The surgeon's and anaesthetist's fees, theatre and the hospital stay, the pre-operative tests, standard medicines and dressings during the stay, and the first follow-up. It does not include intensive care, extra nights, or treatment of unrelated conditions — anything of that kind that becomes necessary is discussed with you as it arises, never discovered afterwards.
Questions patients ask us
Is a colonoscopy painful?
With sedation, most patients remember little of it and report mild bloating afterwards rather than pain. The part patients dislike most is the preparation the day before — the bowel cleanout — and it matters: a clean bowel is what lets us see properly and not miss anything.
When should I have a screening colonoscopy?
For average-risk adults, screening is generally advised from age 45, earlier if a parent or sibling had colorectal cancer or advanced polyps, and promptly at any age for bleeding, unexplained anaemia, or a persistent change in bowel habit. Your consultation settles which applies to you.
Most of our patients have their operation covered by insurance: medically necessary surgery — gallstones with symptoms, hernia, appendicitis — is generally covered after approval, with your co-payment set by your policy. Cosmetic and some bariatric indications are commonly excluded or need special approval. Send us your policy on WhatsApp before you book and we will tell you honestly what can be arranged. Self-pay patients receive the same written quotation; day-case timing, when safe, sits at the lower end of every range here.
The final figure always depends on several things: how advanced the condition is, the type of operation and the technique used, the instruments and devices the operation needs, the hospital, the surgeon, and the length of stay — which is exactly why your own figure is confirmed in writing, for your case, before you decide.
Cash ranges set by Dr Tamer Elalfy for Mohammad Dossary Hospital, November 2026. Every range includes the hospital stay and the pre-operative tests; where you sit inside it depends on your condition. Your exact figure is confirmed in writing at consultation — and that confirmation is free.