Medicare Preventative Services
What Medicare Preventative Services are covered by Part B of Medicare. How these are covered
- 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
- Depression screenings
- Diabetes screenings
- Diabetes self-management training
- Glaucoma tests
- Hepatitis C screening test
- HIV screening
- Lung cancer screening
- Mammograms (screening)
- Nutrition therapy services
- Obesity screenings & counseling
- One-time “Welcome to Medicare” preventive visit — You can get this introductory visit only within the first 12 months you have Part B.
- Prostate cancer screenings
- Sexually transmitted infections screening & counseling
- Shots:
- Flu shots
- Hepatitis B shots
- Pneumococcal shots
- Tobacco use cessation counseling
- Yearly “Wellness” visit — This visit is covered once every 12 months (11 full months must have passed since the last visit).