ColoGuardReviews of colocationguard.com

I realize tests like this are not the same as an actual colonoscopy, but I knew that going in. I went to my in network doctor who gave the order for this. I sent in my sample but had NO IDEA I should have called my insurance, BCBS Anthem, to ask if the lab, Exact Science, was in network too. It was not. As such, I lost two appeals and received a bill for $681!!! Obviously, this is an issue as Cologard has a letter you can fill, print and send to your insurance for appeals. Wish I had known that before I exhausted my appeals, maybe it would have helped.

The Cologuard collection kit is pretty well engineered, and a negative result is relatively unambiguous and addressed well in the scientific literature. However, a positive result does not differentiate between DNA markers (which are quite specific for CR neoplasia) and hemoglobin (which is not really). Therefore, a positive result is inadequate for further decision making since it does not tell you what you are positive for. It would be simple enough to report two results: one for DNA markers and one for hemoglobin (quantitative).