Preventive & screening services
Here's a list of preventive and screening services Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm screenings
- Alcohol misuse screenings & counseling
- Bone mass measurements
- Cardiovascular disease screenings
- Cardiovascular disease (behavioral therapy)
- Cervical & vaginal cancer screenings
- Colorectal cancer screenings
- Counseling to prevent tobacco use & tobacco-caused disease
- Depression screenings
- Diabetes screenings
- Diabetes self-management training
- Glaucoma screenings
- Hepatitis B shots
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection screenings
- Hepatitis C virus screenings
- HIV screenings
- Lung cancer screenings
- Mammograms (screening)
- Medical nutrition therapy services
- Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
- Obesity behavioral therapy
- One-time “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention
- Prostate cancer screenings
- Sexually transmitted infections screenings & counseling
- Shots:
- Yearly "Wellness" visit
What it is
Preventive services help you stay healthy, detect health problems early, determine the most effective treatments, and prevent certain diseases. Preventive services include exams, shots, lab tests, and screenings. They also include programs for health monitoring, and counseling and education to help you take care of your own health. You can log in to your secure Medicare account to check your preventive services.
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Preventive & screening services
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers preventive and screening services
Description
Preventive services help you stay healthy, detect health problems early, determine the most effective treatments, and prevent certain diseases. Preventive services include exams, shots, lab tests, and screenings. They also include programs for health monitoring, and counseling and education to help you take care of your own health. You can log in to your secure Medicare account to check your preventive services.
Coverage details
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm screenings
- Alcohol misuse screenings & counseling
- Bone mass measurements
- Cardiovascular disease screenings
- Cardiovascular disease (behavioral therapy)
- Cervical & vaginal cancer screenings
- Colorectal cancer screenings
- Counseling to prevent tobacco use & tobacco-caused disease
- Depression screenings
- Diabetes screenings
- Diabetes self-management training
- Glaucoma screenings
- Hepatitis B shots
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection screenings
- Hepatitis C virus screenings
- HIV screenings
- Lung cancer screenings
- Mammograms (screening)
- Medical nutrition therapy services
- Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
- Obesity behavioral therapy
- One-time “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit
- Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention
- Prostate cancer screenings
- Sexually transmitted infections screenings & counseling
- Shots:
- Yearly "Wellness" visit
Costs
You pay nothing for most preventive services if you get the services from a health care provider who accepts
assignment
.
Ask your doctor or healthcare provider how much your test, item, or service will cost.
Your doctor may recommend services that Medicare does not cover or offers too frequently. This could end up in additional costs for you. Make sure to ask your doctor about the reasons for these recommendations and what Medicare will actually cover.
Specific amounts you could owe depend on:
Other insurance you may have
How much your doctor charges
If your doctor accepts assignment
The type of facility
Where you get your test, item, or service