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Colorectal Cancer Screening - Colonoscopy
 

You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount. You pay 25% of the Medicare-approved amount if the test is done in a hospital outpatient department.

Medicare covers several colorectal cancer screening tests. Talk with your doctor about the screening options that are right for you. All people with Medicare age 50 and older are covered. However, there is no minimum age for having a colonoscopy.

Colonoscopy: Medicare covers this test once every 24 months if you are at high risk for colon cancer. If you are not at high risk for colon cancer,once every 10 years, but not within 48 months of a screening sigmoidoscopy.

Medicare is the name given to a health insurance program administered by the United States government, covering people who are either age 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria.