Several procedures are available to screen and detect colorectal cancer, which affects the colon (large intestine) or rectum. “Undergoing regular screening can lead to the detection of polyps, and ...

And instead of a HCFA 1500 form, the commercial payor requires a UB-04 billing form, which is not as flexible and doesn’t handle comments or the ranking of codes as easily as the HCFA-1500 form. Here ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States and disproportionately impacts ...

Douglas K. Rex, MD, a professor Indiana University School of Medicine, said colonoscopy may eventually be supplanted by another method as the dominant form of colon cancer screening, according to a ...

Health insurance companies send all kinds of things in the mail: brochures about benefits, branded items such as coasters and duffel bags, and reminders to get certain health tests done. Some have ...

People of average risk for colon cancer should get a screening or colonoscopy earlier than previously advised.

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed form of the disease in the United States. When caught early, it’s also one of the ...