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Preventive & screening services

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance)

 covers:

  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
  • Alcohol misuse screenings & counseling
  • Bone mass measurements (bone density)
  • Cardiovascular disease screenings
  • Cardiovascular disease (behavioral therapy)
  • Cervical & vaginal cancer screening
  • Colorectal cancer screenings
    • Multi-target stool DNA tests
    • Screening barium enemas
    • Screening colonoscopies
    • Screening fecal occult blood tests
    • Screening flexible sigmoidoscopies
  • Depression screenings
  • Diabetes screenings
  • Diabetes self-management training 
  • Flu shots
  • Glaucoma tests
  • Hepatitis B shots
  • Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection screening 
  • Hepatitis C screening test
  • HIV screening
  • Lung cancer screening
  • Mammograms (screening)
  • Nutrition therapy services
  • Obesity screenings & counseling
  • One-time “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit
  • Pneumococcal shots
  • Prostate cancer screenings
  • Sexually transmitted infections screening & counseling
  • Shots:
    • COVID-19 vaccines
    • Flu shots
    • Hepatitis B shots
    • Pneumococcal shots
  • Tobacco use cessation counseling
  • Yearly "Wellness" visit
Related resources
  • Medicare & You: Medicare's preventive benefits (video)

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