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. 2018 Oct;11(7):353–361.

Table 2.

Total Commercial Costs of Optical Colonoscopy, 2016

Screening parameter Commercially insured people, N Prevalence, % Average unit cost, $ Cost per screening, $
Screening 406,068 100.0 1425 1425
Other services        
 Bowel preparation 189,322 46.6 103 48
 Anesthesia 328,188 80.8 410 331
 Pathology 261,324 64.4 226 146
 Complications 1487 0.4 22,426 83
 Subtotal       608
Total cost       2033
Other variables        
Time to next screening (real-world), yrs 6      
Cost per year until next screening, $ 340