The report found that in the first quarter of 2010, around 20 percent of colonoscopies performed in physicians’ offices included the use of anesthesia services, and by the third quarter of 2012 ...

Additionally, Medicare waives the deductible for colonoscopies that are intended as purely preventive but during which the endoscopist ends up removing a polyp or tissue for biopsy, but the patient is ...

Conscious sedation is frequently used with noninvasive or minimally invasive procedures, such as removing wisdom teeth or ...

Deep sedation with propofol is a common and effective method for anesthesia during a colonoscopy. “Whenever possible, providers are willing to work with patients who request propofol.

Robert C. Goldstein, MD, chief medical officer of Somnia Anesthesia, said in a blog post in response to the New York Times article that he supports the use of Propofol for colonoscopy.

Anesthesia providers bill costs separately from the doctor performing the colonoscopy. If you have insurance that requires an in-network doctor, you may also need to ask who’s providing the ...

While a colonoscopy can be performed without sedation, in my opinion, the risk of delirium after a colonoscopy with the usual sedation is so low that it is not necessary to forgo sedation.

A total of 101,367 procedures were done under moderate conscious sedation and 3501 were done under deep sedation. Mean ages were 61.3 years and 60.8 years, respectively (P < .0002).

The report found that in the first quarter of 2010, around 20 percent of colonoscopies performed in physicians’ offices included the use of anesthesia services, and by the third quarter of 2012, the ...