Preventive & screening services
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers preventive and screening services
Description
Preventive services help you stay healthy, find health problems early, determine the most effective treatments, and prevent certain diseases. Preventive services include exams, vaccines, lab tests, and screenings. They also include programs for health monitoring, and counseling and education to help you take care of your own health. You can log in to your secure Medicare account to check your preventive services.
Coverage details
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm screenings
- Alcohol misuse screenings and counseling
- Bone mass measurements
- Cardiovascular disease screenings
- Cardiovascular disease (behavioral therapy)
- Cervical and vaginal cancer screenings
- Colorectal cancer screenings
- Counseling to prevent tobacco use and tobacco-caused disease
- Depression screenings
- Diabetes screenings
- Diabetes self-management training
- Glaucoma screenings
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection screenings
- Hepatitis C virus screenings
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services:
- Lung cancer screenings
- Mammograms (screening)
- Medical nutrition therapy services
- Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program
- Obesity behavioral therapy
- Preventive visits:
- Prostate cancer screenings
- Sexually transmitted infections screenings and counseling
- Vaccines (or shots):
Costs
You pay nothing for most preventive services if you get the services from a health care provider who accepts
assignment
.
Ask your doctor or healthcare provider how much your test, item, or service will cost.
Your doctor may recommend services that Medicare does not cover or offers too frequently. This could end up in additional costs for you. Make sure to ask your doctor about the reasons for these recommendations and what Medicare will actually cover.
Specific amounts you could owe depend on:
Other insurance you may have
How much your doctor charges
If your doctor accepts assignment
The type of facility
Where you get your test, item, or service