Flexible sigmoidoscopies
Medicare covers screening flexible sigmoidoscopies once every 48 months for most people 50 or older. If you aren’t at high risk, Medicare covers this test 120 months after a previous screening colonoscopy.
Your costs in Original Medicare
You pay nothing if your doctor or other qualified health care provider accepts
.
If a screening flexible sigmoidoscopy results in the biopsy or removal of a lesion or growth during the same visit, Medicare considers the procedure diagnostic and you may have to pay
and/or a
, but the Part B
doesn’t apply.