Bupa Colon Health

Finding the early signs of bowel cancer and starting prompt treatment can make a significant difference to your chances of survival.

Unlike the traditional method of colon screening, Bupa Colon Health uses advanced CT scanning to look inside the bowel and check for polyps. If potential cancerous polyps are detected, we would aim to refer you to have a colonoscopy before the polyps can become cancerous. The test is simple and lasts just 20 minutes.

The scan will need to be performed at a scanning centre. It takes approximately one week to process the results from your scan so your scan appointment and consultation appointment will need to be scheduled one week apart.

Bupa Colon Health can be booked on its own or as an add-on to Bupa Advanced, Complete and Mature Health Assessments. For advice on how to add a Bupa Supplementary Health Check to a health assessment, please call us on 0845 600 3458.*

Bupa Colon Health

Time with doctor: up to 15 minutes
Suitable for customers aged: 45+

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Virtual colonoscopy

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What is it?

Virtual colonoscopy (also called a computerised tomography colonography or CT colonography) allows doctors to look at the large bowel (colon).

Why do we do this?

A virtual colonoscopy can examine the colon and rectum and detect abnormalities such as polyps and signs of bowel cancer.

What does the test involve?

The test is done using a CT scanner. The CT scanner uses X-rays to produce two-dimensional and three-dimensional images of the whole of the colon and rectum.

For more information please read the separate Bupa information sheet Virtual colonoscopy (pdf, 58Kb).

Add this check to a full assessment

Save money on supplementary health checks by adding them on to our range of Bupa Health Assessments.

Bupa Complete Health

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Bupa Mature Health

Bupa Health Assessments

Next steps

Speak to an adviser by calling us on 0845 600 3458*

Contact us by requesting a call back or email us with your enquiry
Learn more

View our frequently asked questions
or download our health assessment brochure (pdf,784kb).

*Please note that calls may be recorded and may be monitored.

Health Assessments are not available to under 18's.

Please note that some restrictions apply. Bupa Supplementary Health Checks are not available as an add-ons to Bupa Essential Health, Bupa Female Health (excluding Bupa Breast Health) and Bupa Core Health.

Bupa Centres and the health assessments offered at each Bupa Centre may vary from time to time.

Book today

For more information or to book your discounted assessment please call

0845 600 3458*

quoting H0100. Lines are open 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and 8am to 1pm on Saturday.