NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Given a choice, most doctors and nurses who perform colonoscopy would choose to be fully anesthetized when undergoing the procedure themselves - unless they had to pay full ...

One of the state’s health insurance giants and its corporate bean counters are making it more agonizing to get a colonoscopy – like that’s even possible. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is ...

Gastroenterologists across the country are facing low reimbursement rates for colonoscopy demand. From 2007 to 2022, unadjusted and adjusted average reimbursement for GI procedures dropped by 7% and ...

From colonoscopy detection rates to patient satisfaction with sedation, gastroenterology is embracing rigorous quality measures, accreditation, and benchmarking to elevate care. National registries, ...

A colonoscopy is a generally safe and effective preventive procedure to examine the colon for possible cancer, disease, or other growths. Complications are rare, but some people may experience chest ...

A person may feel mild discomfort in the rectum or stomach area after a colonoscopy. However, people usually receive sedation or general anesthesia before a colonoscopy, so they will likely feel no ...

On January 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts implemented a policy that would have limited coverage of monitored anesthesia care for certain patients receiving colonoscopies and other ...

CMS has released new guidance on two different coding modifiers, according to an AGA eDigest report. CMS has expanded the range of service to which the PT modifier refers to include lower GI/endoscopy ...