Friday, July 23, 2010 michael asks

Q: What is the differance between a diagnostic and routine colonoscopy?

My insurance said they will pay for a routine colonoscopy but not for a diagnostic one! Differance?

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Answers (2)

Elizabeth Roberts, Health Guide

7/27/10 3:10pm

Hi Michael,

To be 100% sure of their reasoning you should call your insurance company and ask them this question.

But, my best guess is that a "routine" colonoscopy is done on people 50 and over to screen for colon cancer. While a "diagnostic" colonoscopy is done to rule out things like IBD.

Good luck to you,

Elizabeth

Jamesetta

4/21/11 3:45pm

A diagnostic is when they run all test to let u know if u have like colon polyps or cd and the colon test is just checking for like cancer and cancer polyps

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