Medicare
covers lung cancer screenings with low dose computed tomography (also known as "CT scans") once each year if you meet all these conditions:
You’re between 50-77.
You don’t have signs or symptoms of lung cancer (you're asymptomatic).
You’re either a current smoker or you quit smoking within the last 15 years.
You have a tobacco smoking history of at least 20 “pack years” (an average of one pack (20 cigarettes) per day for 20 years).
You get an order from your health care provider.
Your costs in Original Medicare
You pay nothing if your health care provider accepts
assignment
.
Things to know
Before your first lung cancer screening, you’ll need to schedule an appointment with your provider to discuss the benefits and risks and decide if a screening is right for you.
