Sedation is commonly used for routine colonoscopies, but is it always necessary and does it always need to be administered by an anesthesiologist? Perhaps not, argue two anesthesiologists. Joshua W.

This important procedure doesn’t have to feel awkward or embarrassing. Here’s what to know to make it easier.

The rate of anesthesia use in screening colonoscopies has increased in both physicians’ offices and ambulatory surgery centers, according to a whitepaper released by Truven Health Analytics. The ...

A recent article in the New York Times explored the growing use of anesthesiologist-administered anesthesia during colonoscopy and its impact on the cost of colonoscopy procedures. Traditionally, ...

More gastroenterologists and insurance companies are beginning to prefer the sedative propofol over traditional sedation for colonoscopies, despite the increased cost, according to a report in The ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lying there wide-awake as the doctor removed the colonoscopy tube from my hinder, I recalled that time in the 1980s when I had ...

Last spring at my long-overdue, full-body exam, my doc did the mental math, and told me I was overdue for my screening colonoscopy. Really? I should go to another doctor who’s going to stick a long ...

Dear Dr. Roach: Your recent column regarding cognitive decline after surgery suggested careful consideration prior to elective surgery. Does this advice apply to screening colonoscopies? Since it’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WORCESTER — The next time you need a colonoscopy, make sure you read the fine print if your health insurance coverage is with Blue ...

Here are seven updates and key points on billing for colonoscopy procedures. 1. Beginning in 2018, CMS updated the CPT code for screening colonoscopies to CPT 00812, describing “anesthesia for lower ...