Lung cancer screenings

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance)
covers lung cancer screening tests with low dose computed tomography once each year if you meet these conditions:

  • You’re 50-77.
  • You don’t have signs or symptoms of lung cancer (you're asymptomatic).
  • You’re either a current smoker or you quit smoking within the last 15 years.
  • You have a tobacco smoking history of at least 20 “pack years” (an average of one pack (20 cigarettes) per day for 20 years).
  • You get an order from your doctor or health care provider.

Your costs in Original Medicare

You pay nothing for the screening test if your doctor or other health care provider accepts

assignment
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Things to know

Before your first lung cancer screening, you’ll need to schedule an appointment with your doctor or other health care provider to discuss the benefits and risks and decide if a screening is right for you.

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