Medicare generally does not cover virtual colonoscopies. It may make exceptions when traditional colonoscopies cannot be completed due to specific medical reasons. Coverage for virtual colonoscopies ...

A combined colonoscopy and endoscopy lets a doctor examine your upper and lower gastrointestinal tract, all in one procedure. Doctors use a combined colonoscopy and endoscopy to help diagnose the ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s colorectal cancer awareness month. One Biloxi woman said without her colonoscopy, her cancer would be advanced and her heart blockage may have never been discovered. Both ...

Just before her 71st birthday, Augusta County resident Ruth Botkin was diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer after a complete bowel blockage diagnosis. Three of six lymph nodes resected were found ...

Medicare only covers virtual colonoscopies, or CT colonoscopies, in rare cases where a traditional colonoscopy is not possible. Coverage may also only be available to check for or diagnose certain ...