Doctor visits with no out-of-pocket costs
"Welcome to Medicare" preventive visit - When you make your appointment, tell your doctor's office you want to schedule your "Welcome to Medicare" exam. This is a one-time only visit within the first 12 months you have Medicare Part B.
Yearly wellness visit - This visit is not a routine annual physical exam - Medicare does not cover routine physicals. If you've had Medicare Part B for longer than 12 months, you can then get a yearly wellness visit every 12 months to develop or update a personalized prevention plan.
Medicare preventive and screening services
The following preventive and screening services are available to Medicare clients who meet the coverage criteria under Medicare Part B.
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm screenings
- Alcohol misuse screenings and counseling
- Bone-mass measurements (bone density)
- Cardiovascular disease screenings
- Cardiovascular behavioral therapy
- Cervical and vaginal cancer screenings
- Colonoscopies, screening
- Depression screenings
- Diabetes screenings
- Diabetes self-management training
- Glaucoma tests
- Hepatitis B Virus infection screenings
- Hepatitis C screening tests
- HIV screenings
- Lung cancer screenings
- Mammograms
- Nutrition therapy services
- Obesity behavioral therapy
- Prostate cancer screenings
- Sexually transmitted infections screenings and counseling
- Shots: Flu shot, Hepatitis B shot, Pneumococcal shot
- Tobacco counseling to prevent use and disease