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Part B covers an alcohol misuse screening once per year if you’re an adult (including pregnant women) who uses alcohol, but you don’t meet the medical criteria for alcohol dependency. If your primary care doctor or other health care provider determines you’re misusing alcohol, you can get up to 4…
Part B covers the facility service fees related to approved surgical procedures provided in an ambulatory surgical center...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers an abdominal aortic screening ultrasound once if you’re at risk. You’re considered at risk if you have a family history of abdominal aortic aneurysms, or you’re a man age 65-75 and have smoked at least 100 cigarettes in your lifetime...
Part B covers up to 12 acupuncture visits in 90 days for chronic low back pain...
Part B covers external breast prostheses (including a post-surgical bra) post-mastectomy, outpatient surgically implanted breast prostheses...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers Hepatitis B shots for people with Medicare at medium or high risk for Hepatitis B...
Part B covers HIV screenings for the virus leading to AIDS every 12 months or up to 3 times during pregnancy...
Part B covers medically necessary clinical diagnostic laboratory tests, when your doctor or practitioner orders them...
Medicare covers chemotherapy if you're a cancer patient who's a hospital inpatient or outpatient, as well as if you're a patient in a doctor's office or freestanding clinic...
Medicare covers some clinical research studies, which test different types of medical care, like how well a cancer drug works...
Medicare doesn't cover cosmetic surgery unless it's needed because of accidental injury or to improve the function of a malformed body part. Medicare covers breast prostheses for breast reconstruction if you had a mastectomy because of breast cancer...
Part A or Medicare Part B may cover implantable defibrillators...
Part B covers an EKG or ECG (as a one-time screening with a referral from your doctor as part of your "Welcome to Medicare" preventive visit and as a diagnostic test.)...
Medicare doesn't cover most dental services, procedures, and supplies...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers one depression screening per year. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, call or text 988, the free and confidential Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You can call and speak with a trained crisis counselor 24…
Part B covers screenings to check for diabetes. You may be eligible for 2 diabetes screenings each year...
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers a foot exam every 6 months as long as you haven't seen a foot care professional for another reason between visits...
Part B covers a glaucoma test conducted or supervised by an eye doctor legally allowed to do the test in your state once every 12 months...
Medicare covers comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs like exercise, education, and counseling, and intensive (ICR) programs...
Part B covers blood tests (cholesterol, lipid, triglyceride levels) every 5 years to help detect conditions that may lead to a heart attack or stroke...
Explanation of a limited number of outpatient prescription drugs that are covered under Medicare Part B...
Explanation of prostate cancer screenings covered under Medicare Part B...
Part B covers medically necessary clinical diagnostic laboratory services, including certain blood tests, when your doctor or practitioner orders them...
Part B covers certain diagnostic tests and treatment of eye disease/conditions for some people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...
Part B covers a screening mammogram once every 12 months and a diagnostic mammogram when medically necessary...
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