Doctor visits with no out-of-pocket costs
"Welcome to Medicare" preventive visit (www.medicare.gov) - 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 (www.medicare.gov) - 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 (www.medicare.gov)
- Alcohol misuse screenings and counseling (www.medicare.gov)
- Bone-mass measurements (bone density) (www.medicare.gov)
- Cardiovascular disease screenings (www.medicare.gov)
- Cardiovascular behavioral therapy (www.medicare.gov)
- Cervical and vaginal cancer screenings (www.medicare.gov)
- Colonoscopies, screening (www.medicare.gov)
- Depression screenings (www.medicare.gov)
- Diabetes screenings (www.medicare.gov)
- Diabetes self-management training (www.medicare.gov)
- Glaucoma tests (www.medicare.gov)
- Hepatitis B Virus infection screenings (www.medicare.gov)
- Hepatitis C screening tests (www.medicare.gov)
- HIV screenings (www.medicare.gov)
- Lung cancer screenings (www.medicare.gov)
- Mammograms (www.medicare.gov)
- Nutrition therapy services (www.medicare.gov)
- Obesity behavioral therapy (www.medicare.gov)
- Prostate cancer screenings
- Sexually transmitted infections screenings and counseling
- Shots: Flu shot (www.medicare.gov), Hepatitis B shot (www.medicare.gov), Pneumococcal shot
- Tobacco counseling to prevent use and disease