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.

A single colonoscopy can generate more than one bill: a procedure claim, a sedation claim, and sometimes a separate anesthesia claim, plus a facility claim when the case is done at an ASC.

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 ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is putting the brakes on a controversial policy to restrict the use of anesthesia during colonoscopies. The policy took effect Jan. 1, drawing outrage from ...

In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps—a type of precancerous lesion that can ...

In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps - a type of precancerous lesion that ...

Some colonoscopy patients insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts will only be eligible for moderate sedation. Gastroenterologist Dr. Seth Kaufer talks with people inside a giant inflatable ...

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States and colonoscopy is the most-used screening tool to detect it. In a recently published study, researchers from the ...

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 ...

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 ...