Re: IRA for H1B holders ? Almost everyone pays income tax plus a 10% penalty if they cash in their tax-sheltered 401Ks, etc., before age 59 1/2. So if you cash in and leave the country, you would have this problem for sure, and possibly other costs.
Typical costs: For those not covered by health insurance, the cost of colonoscopy varies by provider and geographic region, usually ranging from $2,010 to $3,764, with an average of $3,081, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina.
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).