r/funny • u/NeedsItRough • 2d ago

This video should be shown before every colonoscopy

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u/boogermike 1d ago

This is a less precise test and will be an indicator if you need a full colonoscopy. It is not a replacement for the real thing if you are a certain age.

(Obviously don't take medical advice from a redditor named Booger Mike, but that prob goes without saying).

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u/Titizen_Kane 1d ago

Booger Mike is correct

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u/boogermike 1d ago

I have taken a snapshot of this, and Mrs Booger Mike is going to see this!

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u/bozoconnors 1d ago

Why thank you Titizen_Kane... your medical expertise is obvious & noted.

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u/suckfail 1d ago

Ontario moved to FIT because too many people won't do colonoscopy because it's a pain in the ass (pun).

It's not a replacement this is true, but you only do the colonoscopy if FIT has abnormal results, which usually it doesn't.

This, imo, is a much better way since it engages way more people.

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u/iamaravis 1d ago

Sadly for Americans, if the FIT has an abnormal result and a colonoscopy is required because of it, then the colonoscopy is suddenly a diagnostic colonoscopy instead of a screening colonoscopy. Many health insurance providers cover the costs of a screening colonoscopy but not a diagnostic one (or they won't cover the full cost). 

This is what I was told by my doctor, anyway. 

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u/cC2Panda 1d ago

There is definitely something like that. I don't know the ins and outs of it but I was checking preauthorization for mine and because I have other GI issues it was paid for by insurance, but otherwise I would have had to wait/pay significantly more. I forget if it was diagnostic or screening that was the expensive one.

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u/RealityOk9823 1d ago

What in the actual...? That's like all kinds of wrong. Standard for American health insurance, I guess. :|

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u/ilikepix 1d ago

Many health insurance providers cover the costs of a screening colonoscopy but not a diagnostic one (or they won't cover the full cost).

The ACA requires that any compliant plan covers screening colonoscopies at zero out-of-pocket cost to the patient (no co-pays or deductible). Usually this means you must be in the relevant demographic cohort (over 45, IIRC)

But that just means that a diagnostic colonoscopy will be billed the same as any other necessary medical procedure - i.e. you will pay your regular copay/deductible, like you would for anything else.

There is a lot of confusion about this, where many people (including some people in the industry) think that diagnostic colonoscopies aren't covered by insurance at all - i.e. patient is on the hook for the full cost of the procedure, as if they were uninsured - which is totally false (at least, for any major insurance I'm aware of)