Screening Colonoscopy: Shopping Around Saved Me $6,820

By Stephen Wachter

Medically reviewed by Patricia Salber MD, MBA (@docweighsin)

After learning a screening colonoscopy would cost him $8500, the (uninsured) author of this story shopped around and ended up saving $6820!

If you are paying out of pocket for your screening colonoscipy, be sure to shop around (photo: iStock)

With Medicare eligibility looming and my good genes and healthy lifestyle, I made a good argument (to…