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Instructions

SCREENING COLONOSCOPY versus DIAGNOSTIC COLONOSCOPY

Hi,


Are you here for a Screening Colonoscopy? Or have your physician recommended a colonoscopy? If your answer is yes, please read this form entirely.

Per CMS guidelines, Screening Colonoscopy is:

“A colonoscopy being performed on a patient who does not have any signs or symptoms in the lower GI anatomy prior to the schedule test. “

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggests a person over the age of 50 (or younger for a patient with a higher risk) should receive a Colonoscopy to screen for possible colorectal cancer. The Affordable Care Act mandates that insurance plans cover a colorectal screening without patient cost sharing (i.e. co-pays, coinsurance or deductibles, etc.).

Please note: that any symptom such as a change in bowel habits, diarrhea, constipation, rectal bleeding or abdominal pain noted prior to the procedure and recorded as a symptom by the physician in your medical record could likely change your benefit from a screening to a diagnostic colonoscopy and cost sharing will likely occur. The physician must report any symptom or diagnosis and cannot alter medical records.

Patients are NOT eligible for a Preventative Screening Benefit if they have had a colonoscopy within the last 10 years and the results indicated that they have colon polyps.

Patients under the age of 50 may not be eligible for Preventative Screening Benefits.

Please review your insurance benefits to understand what your coverage will be if the procedure is considered a diagnostic colonoscopy rather than a screening colonoscopy. It is the patient responsibility to know their insurance policy.

Patients who are eligible for Screening Colonoscopy please beware: During colonoscopy if the physician finds a polyp or tissue that must be removed for pathological testing. This is not covered by the preventative screening benefit and will be applied toward your deductible or coinsurance.

Here is a list of bills for your procedure: physician fee, anesthesia, pathology, facility fee.

Thank you for choosing Specialty Gastro Center, LLC!

How is ERCP performed?During ERCP, your doctor will pass an endoscope through your mouth, esophagus and stomach into the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). An endoscope is a thin, flexible tube that lets your doctor see inside your bowels. After your doctor sees the common opening to the ducts from the liver and pancreas, called the major duodenal papilla, your doctor will pass a narrow plastic tube called a catheter through the endoscope and into the ducts. Your doctor will inject a contrast material (dye) into the pancreatic or biliary ducts and will take X-rays.

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What can I expect after ERCP?

If you have ERCP as an outpatient, you will be observed for complications until most of the effects of the medications have worn off before being sent home. You might experience bloating or pass gas because of the air introduced during the examination. You can resume your usual diet unless you are instructed otherwise. Someone must accompany you home from the procedure because of the sedatives used during the examination. Even if you feel alert after the procedure, the sedatives can affect your judgment and reflexes for the rest of the day. Because individual circumstances may vary, this brochure may not answer all of your questions. Please ask your doctor about anything you don’t understand.

List of Aspirin or Aspirin Related Drugs


4-Way Cold Tablets

Adprin - B Tablets

A.S.A. Enseals

A.S.A. Tablets

Aches-N Pain Tablets

Advil

Alcohol

Aleve Tablets

Alka-Seltzer Products

Amigesic capsules

Anacin Tablets and Capsules

Anaprox, Anaprox DS Tablets

Anodynos Tablets

Ansaid Tablets

APC

Argesic Tablets

Artha-G Tablets

Arthralgen Tablets

Arthritis Bayer Timed Release Aspirin

Arthritis Pain Formula Tablets

Arthritis Strength Buffering Tablets

Arthropan Liquid

Arthrotec

Ascodeen

Ascriptin, All products

Asperbuf Tablets

Aspergum [chewing gum]

Aspirin

Asprimox Tablets

Axdone

Axotal Tablets

Bayer, All products

BC Tablets and Powder

Brufen

Buf-Tabs

Buff-A Comp No. 3 Tablets with codeine

Buff-A Comp Tablets and Capsules

Buffaprin Tablets

Bufferin, All products

Buffets II Tablets

Buffex Tablets

Buffinol Tablets

Cama Arthritis Pain Relieve

CataFlam Tablets

Cephalgesis

Cheracol

Children Aspirin

Children's Advil Suspension

Children's Motrin Suspension

Congesprin

Cope Tablets

Coricidin

Coumadin

Darvon Compound Pulvules

Darvon with A.S.A. Pulvules

Darvon Compound-65

Darvon-N with A.S.A.

Dasin Capsules

Daypro Tablets

DiFlunisal

Disalcid Capsules

Doan’s Pills

Dolobid Tablets

Dristan

Duoprin-S Syrup

Duradyne Tablets

Easprin

Ecotrin Tablets

Emagrin Tablets

Empirin Tablets

Emprazil

Endodan Tablets

Epromate Tablets

Equagesic Tablets

Equazine M Tablets

Etodolac

Excedrin Tablets and Capsules

Feldene Capsules

Fenoprofen Tablets

Fiorgen PF Tablets

Fiorinal Tablets

Fluriprofen Tablets

Gelpirin Tablets

Gensan Tablets

Goody's Headache Powder

Halfprin Tablets

Haltran Tablets

Ibu-Tab Tablets

Ibuprin Tablets

Ibuprohm Tablets and Caplets

Indochron E-R Capsules

Indocin Capsules/Suspension/ Suppositories

Indocin-SR Capsules

Indomethacin Capsules

Indomethacin Suspension

Isollyl Improved Tablets & Capsules

Ketrolac Tablets

Ketoprofen Capsules

Lanorinal Tablets

Lodine Capsules /Tablets

LodineXL

Lortab

Magan Tablets

Magnaprin Arthritis Strength Captabs

Magsal Tablets

Mamal Capusles

Marthritic Tablets

Maximum Bayer Aspirin

Measurin Tablets

MecloFenamate Capsules

Meclomen Capsules

Medipren Tablets and Caplets

Menadol Tablets

Meprogesic Tablets

Micrainin Tablets

Midol 200 Tablets

Midol, All products

Mobidin Tablets

Mobigesic Tablets

Momentum Tablets

Motrin Tablets

Nalfon Capsules/Tablets

Nalfon Pulvules

Naprosyn Tablets/Suspension

Naproxen Tablets

Neocylate Tablets

Norgesic & Norgesic Forte Tablets

Norwich Extra-Strength Tablets

Nuprin Tablets and Caplets

Orphengesic

Orudis Capsules

Oruvail Capsules

Pabalate

Pabalate-SF Tablets

PAC Tablets

Pamprin-IB Tablets

Pepto-Bismol Tablets and Suspension

Percodan and Percodan Demi Tablets

Phenaphen

Piroxicam Capsules

Ponstel Capsules

Presalin Tablets

Relafen Tablets

Robaxisal Tablets

Rufen Tablets

S-A-C

Saleto Tablets Capsules,

Saleto-200 Tablets

Saleto-400,600,800 Tablets

SalFlex Tablets

Salocol Tablets

Salsalate Tablets

Salsitabs Tablets

Sine-Aid

Sine-Off

SK-65 Compound Capsules

Soma

Soma CMD

St. Joseph Adult Chewable Aspirin

St. Joseph Cold Tablets for Children

St. Joseph Aspirin for Children

Sulindac Tablets

Supac

Synalgos Capsules

Synalgos-DC Capsules

Talwin Compound Tablets

Tolectin 200,600 Tablets

Tolectin DS Capsules

Tolmetin Tablets/Capsules

Toradol

Injection/Tablets

Trendar Tablets

Tricosal Tablets

Tri-Pain Tablets

Trigesic

Trigesic Tablets

Trilisate Tablets and Liquid

Vanquish Caplets

Verin

Voltaren Tablets

Zactin

Zorprin Tablets

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