Mammograms
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers:
- A baseline mammogram once in your lifetime (if you’re a woman between 35-39).
- Screening mammograms once every 12 months (if you’re a woman 40 or older).
- Diagnostic mammograms more frequently than once a year, if medically necessary .
Your costs in Original Medicare
- Screening and baseline mammograms: You pay nothing for the test if your doctor or other health care provider accepts assignment .
- Diagnostic mammograms: After you meet the Part B deductible, you pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount .
What it is
Mammograms are screenings that check for breast cancer.
Things to know
Medicare only covers medically necessary breast ultrasounds when your health care provider orders them.