Colonoscopy
medical · Screenings
No cost · From your plan (SBC)What it is
A exam that checks your colon for polyps or early signs of cancer, typically recommended on a regular schedule starting at a certain age.
What you pay
Covered in full when you use an provider. No and no .
Preventive, no cost in networkIt is your routine on the standard schedule.
Diagnostic, your normal shareIt follows symptoms or an earlier abnormal result, or a polyp is removed during it.
What decides which one you getLooking for something else? This covers a routine colonoscopy at no cost. If the doctor finds and removes a polyp during the procedure, or if it's done to investigate symptoms rather than as routine screening, it can be reclassified as and billed differently. That is a common source of , so ask your provider's office how yours is being coded.