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
In one Midwestern city, Healthcare Blue Book found that prices paid by members in managed-care networks for a colonoscopy ranged from $840 at a freestanding office run by a gastroenterology group to $4,481 at the local academic medical center. (See chart below .).