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Procedure concept

Colonoscopy

One procedure code, shared across patients.

Provenance
Base cost
$6,732.43
median base cost
  • 2,714 patients
  • 24% of all patients
  • #17 of 879 across all procedures, by patients
  • 5,100 procedure records
  • $4,817 – $19,270 lowest to highest

Almost always during ambulatory visits.

Coding

Code
73761001
System
SNOMED-CT

Age when it is performed

Colonoscopy: median 55 across all procedures: median 38

Age when it is performed Bar chart. Age when it is performed. 2,714 patients in all; the largest group is 50 to 59 with 1,671; Colonoscopy: median 55 years; across all procedures: median 38 years. 0 500 1,000 1,500 30 to 39: 7 patients 40 to 49: 8 patients 50 to 59: 1,671 patients 60 to 69: 685 patients 70 to 79: 343 patients 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 years
Half of these patients were 55 or older. Across all procedures, half were 38 or older. The 50 to 59 hold the most, 1,671 patients. A distribution that begins abruptly is a screening protocol's start age, not an age at which the need appears.

How often one person has it

How often one person has it Bar chart. How often one person has it. 5 categories; the largest is 2 to 3 times with 1,948 patients. once: 730 patients once 730 2 to 3 times: 1,948 patients 2 to 3 times 1,948 4 to 10: 36 patients 4 to 10 36 11 to 50: 0 patients 11 to 50 0 more than 50: 0 patients more than 50 0
2 to 3 times, more than any other. 2,714 patients in all. A screening some people repeat scores of times shares this page with the person who had it once, so the bins climb by powers.