Medicare cost of colorectal cancer screening: CT colonography vs. optical colonoscopy

Purpose: To compare the Medicare population cost of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening of average risk individuals by CT colonography (CTC) vs. optical colonoscopy (OC). Methods: The authors used Medicare claims data, fee schedules, established protocols, and other sources to estimate CTC and OC per-...

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Main Authors: Pyenson, Bruce, Pickhardt, Perry J., Sawhney, Tia Goss, Berrios, Michele
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628615/