noun. 1  The ability to identify with or understand another's situation or feelings: Empathy is a distinctly human capability. See Synonyms at pity. 2  The attribution of one's own feelings to an object: They have empathy for the evacuees who were displaced by the flood.
a colonoscopy typically costs about $ 1100 and with polyp removal about $ 1500 according to healthcarebluebook com medicare and many health plans cover the exam but they may not if you have it more often than necessary
The estimated cost of surveillance colonoscopy for CRC follow up with the proposed guidelines which include a one year post resection colonoscopy is $26,690,230 (2010 Aus $) for a cohort of 7700 patients followed over a period of 14 years and $25,617,823 using the 2005 guidelines for the same period (see table below).