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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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Springer US
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628615/ |