How much does a disposable tube for a small colonoscopy cost and is it reimbursed by Medicare?

Small colonoscopy medical insurance can not be reimbursed.

Medicare can not be reimbursed items

The first category is the class of services: registration fees, out-of-hospital consultation fees, medical records cost, etc.; out of the clinic fee, examination and treatment of the expedited fee, naming the surgery surcharge, naming the surgery surcharge, high quality and premium fee, self-requested special nurses and other special needs of medical services.

The second category is the non-disease treatment program category: a variety of beauty, fitness programs and non-functional cosmetic surgery, orthopedic surgery, etc.; a variety of weight loss, weight gain, height projects; a variety of health body reimbursement; a variety of preventive, health care clinic programs; a variety of medical consultation, medical appraisal.

The third category is diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and medically useful materials: the application of positron emission tomography (PET), electron beam CT, ophthalmic excimer laser therapy instrument and other large-scale medical equipment for examination and treatment programs. Eyeglasses, denture, eye prosthesis, prosthetic limbs, hearing aids and other rehabilitative devices. All kinds of self-use health care, massage, examination and treatment equipment. Provincial price departments do not charge separately for disposable medical materials.

The fourth category is the category of therapeutic projects: all kinds of organ or tissue transplantation of organ or tissue source; in addition to kidney, heart valves, cornea, skin, blood vessels, bone, bone marrow transplantation of other organs or tissue transplantation; myopic orthopedics; qigong therapy, music therapy, health care of nutritional therapy, magnetic therapy and other complementary therapeutic projects.

The fifth category is other categories: various infertility (pregnancy), sexual dysfunction diagnosis and treatment programs; a variety of scientific research, clinical verification of the diagnosis and treatment programs.

In addition, the basic medical insurance does not pay the cost of: on (transfer) transportation costs, emergency vehicle costs; air conditioning costs, telephone costs, telephone costs, baby warming box costs, food warming box costs, electric stoves, refrigerators, and compensation for damage to public property insurance single number of nurses, nursing costs, cleaning costs, outpatient decoctions; meals; recreational activities and other special needs of the cost of living services. Patients should pay for all of the above items when they seek medical treatment.