Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 09:36     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
I suspect the pregnancy test is because someone who didn't know she was pregnant, got one, exposed the fetus to anesthesia and they sued. Every time I have faced a wacky new requirement, I eventually found out it was due to a previous lawsuit.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 09:34     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
Interesting. I am in my early 50s and they tried to give me the pregnancy test too since I haven't hit menopause. Thanks to family emergencies, etc., it's been a few months since I've had sex, so I declined.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2025 00:04     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
Weird. I had one a few months ago at 51 and no pregnancy test.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 19:33     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
I had to pee in a cup last year for mine - I guess that was pregnancy test? I would def push back some op that’s annoying.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 17:04     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
I started colonoscopies at 40. Nobody ever mentioned pregnancy tests.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 17:02     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
Anonymous wrote:I am 50 with regular periods. Had my first colonoscopy and hospital gave me a pregnancy test immediately before. Now I am being charged $40 for that! Everything else was covered. How is that fair? Should I bother fighting with provider and/or insurer, or just pay it?


You’re gonna fight over $40?
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 15:45     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
Anonymous wrote:I fight these kinde of insurance decisions on principle. It's not right.


Agreed, though the $40 savings is not worth my time!
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 15:43     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I always decline pregnancy tests. I’m fully capable of knowing when I am and am not pregnant. I’ve never had a provider refuse to treat or prescribe, but I have been asked to document my refusal and awareness of consequences to pregnancy.

If I was refused service due to refusal to take pregnancy tests, I would file a complaint or suit.


You haven't had much stuff done, then. There are a lot of situations where they would absolutely refuse treatment. Whether it is denial, outright lying, obliviousness, or legitimate surprise, these tests come back positive a lot more than you think.


Statistically, you are incorrect on all fronts. Most people don't have "much stuff done", and of those treatments which absolutely require a negative pregnancy test, the immense majority come back negative.

Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 15:32     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
I recently had a colonoscopy and pretty sure they did not do a pregnancy test
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 13:50     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
Anonymous wrote:I always decline pregnancy tests. I’m fully capable of knowing when I am and am not pregnant. I’ve never had a provider refuse to treat or prescribe, but I have been asked to document my refusal and awareness of consequences to pregnancy.

If I was refused service due to refusal to take pregnancy tests, I would file a complaint or suit.


You haven't had much stuff done, then. There are a lot of situations where they would absolutely refuse treatment. Whether it is denial, outright lying, obliviousness, or legitimate surprise, these tests come back positive a lot more than you think.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 13:39     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
I fight these kinde of insurance decisions on principle. It's not right.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 13:00     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
I always decline pregnancy tests. I’m fully capable of knowing when I am and am not pregnant. I’ve never had a provider refuse to treat or prescribe, but I have been asked to document my refusal and awareness of consequences to pregnancy.

If I was refused service due to refusal to take pregnancy tests, I would file a complaint or suit.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 12:51     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
They should cover it if it was necessary for the colonoscopy.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 12:48     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
I would try to fight it. When my 13 year old needed a colonoscopy, I refused the pregnancy test - she hadn't started her period yet, but they still wanted to give her a test.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2025 12:46     Subject: Colonoscopy covered by insurance except the pre-procedure pregnancy test
I am 50 with regular periods. Had my first colonoscopy and hospital gave me a pregnancy test immediately before. Now I am being charged $40 for that! Everything else was covered. How is that fair? Should I bother fighting with provider and/or insurer, or just pay it?