
Is a Colonoscopy Free and When You Might Still Pay
Is a colonoscopy free? For most insured adults a screening is $0 — a bill appears only when it's recoded diagnostic or Medicare's polyp rule applies.

Is a colonoscopy free? For most insured adults a screening is $0 — a bill appears only when it's recoded diagnostic or Medicare's polyp rule applies.

Colonoscopy cost turns on one word: 'screening' or 'diagnostic.' Screening is often $0 with insurance; a polyp can change that on Medicare.