endoscopy

Definitions

The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.

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Examples

“But less complex scopes also pose contamination risks – and they’re used on far more people: Each year in the United States, doctors perform⟳ more than 15 million colonoscopies and 7 million endoscopies of the upper GI tract.”

“One insurance company, UnitedHealthcare, has announced that starting in June, members with commercial plans seeking gastroenterology endoscopy services – including colonoscopies – will be required to have⟳ “prior authorizations” for those services.”

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