EKG or ECG screenings
covers an electrocardiogram screening if you get a
from your doctor or other health care provider as part of your one-time "Welcome to Medicare" preventive visit. Part B also covers EKGs as diagnostic tests. Medicare covers these screenings once when part of the “Welcome to Medicare” visit and more often when used as a diagnostic test.
Your costs in Original Medicare
- You pay 20% of the , and the Part B applies.
- If you have the test at a hospital or a hospital-owned clinic, you also pay the hospital a .