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Replied on 11/26/2009

By: Az-Tech Radiology and Scan4Health  |  
Phoenix, AZ

Virtual Colonoscopy are not covered by Insurance. You will have to pay Cash. They both are equally reliable and equally diagnostic. The Prep for VC is much lighter .But if the findings are positive then you have to go through traditional colonoscopies.

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