Insurance denying calprotectin stool test?

Has anyone had issues with insurance covering this test? I got a denial letter saying this is considered "experimental" for my condition. Seems to be a standard test based on what I read from members here.

I've heard of some insurances denying it over the years. I think it is a stretch of the word experimental, it is not. As far as inflammation tests go, Calprotectin is one of the newer tests for it and with that it carries a higher cost than the C-Reactive Protein test does. In the end, it is bean-counters saying there's cheaper ways to get the same answer.

I called the lab, which is connected to a local hospital. When they saw the bill get kicked back as "medically unnecessary" they just wrote it off.
No payment necessary.

Medical billing is ridiculous.

Is there a reason for people with diagnosed UC to get that test? My doc says it is not a good substitute for colonoscopies.

All I know is what I have read. It is a decent way to monitor inflammation but reliability has been questioned. It is a more accurate test for UC inflammation than Crohns.

My old GI did not use it at all. This was my first visit with new GI. Perhaps he didn't want to scare me away by requesting I get a colonoscopy on the first visit but wanted to get a sense of what happening in my gut.