A considerable proportion of bowel preparation claims for screening colonoscopy involve patient cost-sharing, according to a research letter published online June 20 in Gastroenterology.

I had a symptom of colon cancer and family history, so I got a colonoscopy. It was expensive, and insurance was a nightmare, ...

In his op-ed “Colonoscopy Prep Is Worse Than IKEA” (June 3), Jim Sollisch gives readers the impression that there has been a universal shift to a three-day bowel preparation for colonoscopies ...

How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy for Ulcerative Colitis To give doctors a clear view of your colon during a colonoscopy, your large intestine needs to be completely empty. This will require some ...

Use of a split-dose bowel preparation regimen is recommended; same-day regimen acceptable for those undergoing afternoon colonoscopy. HealthDay News — In updated consensus recommendations ...

THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- In updated consensus recommendations published online March 4 in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, additional guidance is presented for ...

Updated consensus recommendations by the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (MSTFCRC) address optimizing the quality of bowel preparation for colonoscopy.

Updated consensus recommendations by the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (MSTFCRC) address optimizing bowel preparation quality for colonoscopy. Highlights include the use of ...

2. Evidence-based strategies improve colonoscopy bowel preparation quality, performance, and patient experience. American College of Gastroenterology. News release. March 4, 2025.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clarified in 2016 that under the Affordable Care Act, bowel prep kits used for colonoscopy screening should be covered with no out-of-pocket costs.

Often, the day before the colonoscopy is when you'll start drinking the bowel prep solution, and this is where people often struggle, Ebner noted. But there are ways to make things easier.