Doctor & other health care provider services

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance)

covers

medically necessary

doctor services (including outpatient services and some doctor services you get when you’re a hospital inpatient) and covered preventive services.

Your costs in Original Medicare

You pay 20% of the

Medicare-Approved Amount

for most services. You pay nothing for certain preventive services if your doctor or other provider accepts

assignment

. The Part B

deductible [glossary]

applies.

note:

To find out how much your test, item, or service will cost, talk to your doctor or health care provider. The specific amount you’ll owe may depend on several things, like:

Other insurance you may have
How much your doctor charges
Whether your doctor accepts assignment
The type of facility
Where you get your test, item, or service

Things to know

A doctor can be one of these:

Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
In some cases, a dentist, podiatrist (foot doctor), optometrist (eye doctor), or chiropractor

Medicare also covers services provided by other health care providers, like these:

Physician assistants
Nurse practitioners
Clinical social workers
Physical therapists
Occupational therapists
Speech language pathologists
Clinical psychologists

Doctor & other health care provider services

note:

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