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What is the cost for diagnostic lab test to determine if polyps removed during colonoscopy are cancerous? i had 2 removed and my ins.was billed $10,000 of which i have to pay $1500. seems excessive being that the colonoscopy only cost my in $350?
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Answered 3/31/2023
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2 docs said there are no lab tests for polyps removed during colnoscopy. so how is it determined if they are cancerous?
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I will have a colonoscopy dr found 2 polyps in simgdoscopy do all polyps are cancer? Do they grow back after they are removed?
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