You do need someone to drive you home after a colonoscopy.
If you were sedated for the colonoscopy you will be unable to drive yourself home as you will be groggy and tired while getting the anesthesia out of your system.
So you won't be alert enough to safely drive yourself home and the doctors won't release you from the hospital if you have nobody else to drive you home.
The person will need to come into the doctors office or hospital with you though to sign a form saying they will be driving you home so they can release you.
The cost of a Colonoscopy ranges from $2,100.00 to $3,764.00
For a Colonoscopy those without health insurance typically pay $2,100.00 to $3,764.00
The average colonoscopy cost is $3,08100.
People with health insurance pay deductibles based on their plan.
Deductibles range from zero to more than $1,000.00
If the Colonoscopy is medically necessary and ordered by your doctor then your health insurance should cover most of the cost of the Colonoscopy.
A colonoscopy is an exam used to detect changes or abnormalities in the large intestine (colon) and rectum. During a colonoscopy, a long, flexible tube (colonoscope) is inserted into the rectum.
A tiny video camera at the tip of the tube allows the doctor to view the inside of the entire colon.
Colonoscopy is a safe procedure.
But occasionally it can cause heavy bleeding, tears in the colon, inflammation or infection of pouches in the colon known as diverticulitis, severe abdominal pain, and problems in people with heart or blood- vessel disease.
You may be awake during the test and may even be able to speak.
You will probably not remember anything.
You lie on your left side with your knees drawn up toward your chest.
The scope is gently inserted through the anus.
Recovery from a colonoscopy, a procedure that examines your large intestine, usually lasts about a day.
To help with healing, be sure to follow any post-procedure instructions.
This may include resting, drinking lots of fluids, and not drinking alcohol for the first 24 hours.