Colonoscopy examines about 5 feet. Endoscopy, about 2. The ~18 feet of small intestine in between — where your iron, B12, and nutrients are absorbed — is beyond the physical reach of both.
Millions of adults live with unexplained iron-deficiency anemia, fatigue tied to falling ferritin, or long-standing “IBS” labels handed out after clean scopes. Published research attributes the majority of obscure GI bleeding to small bowel sources — most often tiny, flat vascular lesions that no scope can reach and CT imaging routinely misses.
The Traverse Scan is built around an FDA-cleared capsule the size of a large vitamin. Instead of one forward-facing lens looking “down the tunnel,” four high-resolution cameras around its circumference photograph the intestinal wall directly — where flat lesions actually sit.
No sedation, no wires, no recorder vest, no day off work. Ingest with water under brief virtual supervision, then go about your day.
Over several hours, the capsule captures high-resolution, 360° panoramic images of all ~18 feet of small bowel, stored onboard the capsule itself.
Retrieve the passed capsule with a simple kit, mail it prepaid, and a board-certified gastroenterologist reviews every frame. You get your Traverse Map™ — findings and a plan.
Transparent pricing, no surprises: if your physician determines a scan is appropriate, Traverse Scan programs range from $1,495–$2,495 — and your $149 assessment applies as a credit. But that decision comes later, with your results in hand. Today, the only step is the assessment.
Founder of Premier Regenerative Health. Every Traverse Scan is physician-ordered, clinically screened, and interpreted by a board-certified gastroenterologist — because a diagnostic this powerful deserves real medicine around it.
No — and anyone who tells you otherwise is misleading you. The capsule used in the Traverse Scan (CapsoCam Plus®) is FDA-cleared to visualize the small bowel: the ~18 feet colonoscopy and endoscopy cannot reach. It does not examine the colon and does not screen for colon cancer. It complements your scopes; it doesn’t replace them.
Capsule endoscopy has an excellent safety record. The capsule passes naturally, typically within a day or two, and you retrieve it with a simple kit. The main risk — capsule retention — occurs in roughly 1–2% of cases, which is why every patient completes a physician screening for stricture risk (Crohn’s history, prior obstruction or bowel surgery, chronic NSAID use, swallowing difficulty) before a capsule is ever ordered.
Usually three reasons: insurance-based medicine positions capsule endoscopy late in a long referral chain; most primary care physicians have never held one; and until recently, capsules required in-office equipment most clinics don’t own. The technology existed — the access model didn’t.
The two lab studies (ferritin/iron panel and fecal calprotectin), a 20-minute physician telehealth review, and a written Small Bowel Risk Summary. It also completes the medical screening required before any capsule study — and applies as a credit toward your scan if one is appropriate.
This is a direct-pay program — which is exactly why it takes about a week instead of months of referrals and prior authorizations. Many patients use HSA/FSA funds; we provide documentation on request.
If your body has been telling you something your “normal” tests couldn’t explain — this is how you finally check.