Hepatitis C virus infection screenings
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers a Hepatitis C virus infection screening if you’re eligible
Description
These screenings help to find out if you’re infected with the Hepatitis C virus.
Who's eligible
Medicare covers a Hepatitis C screening if your primary care doctor or other health care provider orders one, and you meet at least one of these conditions:
- You’re at high risk because:
- You use or have used illicit injection drugs.
- You had a blood transfusion before 1992.
- You were born between 1945-1965.
Costs
You pay nothing if your doctor or other health care provider accepts assignment .
How often
- Yearly, if you’re at high risk because you’ve continued to use illicit injection drugs since your previous negative Hepatitis C screening test.
- Once if you’re at high risk because:
- You had a blood transfusion before 1992.
- You used illicit injection drugs in the past.
- Once if you were born between 1945-1965 and aren’t considered high risk.
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