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Mammograms

Part B covers a screening mammogram once every 12 months and a diagnostic mammogram when medically necessary...

Gym memberships & fitness programs

Original Medicare doesn't cover gym memberships or fitness programs like Silver Sneakers. Check with your Medicare health plan or Medicare supplement (Medigap) plan to see if gym memberships or fitness programs are part of extra coverage that it may offer...

Breast prostheses

Part B covers external breast prostheses (including a post-surgical bra) post-mastectomy, outpatient surgically implanted breast prostheses...

Concierge care

Medicare doesn't cover membership fees for concierge care. Concierge care may also be called concierge medicine, retainer‐based medicine, boutique medicine, platinum practice, or direct care...

Cervical & vaginal cancer screenings

Part B covers Pap tests and pelvic exams to check for cervical and vaginal cancer and a clinical breast exam to check for breast cancer...

Radiation therapy

Part A covers radiation therapy for hospital inpatients. Part B covers this therapy for outpatients or patients in freestanding clinics...

Chemotherapy

Medicare covers chemotherapy if you're a cancer patient who's a hospital inpatient or outpatient, as well as if you're a patient in a doctor's office or freestanding clinic...

Clinical research studies

Medicare covers some clinical research studies, which test different types of medical care, like how well a cancer drug works...

Defibrillators

Part A or Medicare Part B may cover implantable defibrillators...

Pancreas transplants

Explanation of pancreas transplants for adults covered under Medicare...

Blood processing & handling

Part A covers blood processing and handling for every unit of blood you get in a hospital if you're an inpatient, Part B if you're an outpatient...

Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) screenings

Part B covers an EKG or ECG (as a one-time screening with a referral from your doctor as part of your "Welcome to Medicare" preventive visit and as a diagnostic test.)...

Anesthesia

Part A covers inpatient anesthesia services from a hospital. Part B covers it from a hospital or a freestanding ambulatory surgical center...

Blood

Medicare Part A covers blood you get as a hospital inpatient, Part B covers blood you get as a hospital outpatient...

Orthopedic shoes

Medicare covers orthopedic shoes if they’re a necessary part of a leg brace...

Nebulizers & nebulizer medications

Explanation of nebulizers and nebulizer mediations under Medicare Part B...

Principal care management services

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers disease-specific services to help manage your care for a single, complex chronic condition that puts you at risk of hospitalization, physical or cognitive decline, or death. If you have 1 chronic high-risk condition that you expect to last at…

Artificial eyes & limbs

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers artificial limbs and eyes when your doctor orders them...

Osteoporosis drugs

Part A and Part B help pay for an injectable drug for osteoporosis and visits by a home health nurse to inject the drug if you meet certain conditions...

Diabetes screenings

Part B covers screenings to check for diabetes. You may be eligible for 2 diabetes screenings each year...

Cosmetic surgery

Medicare doesn't cover cosmetic surgery unless it's needed because of accidental injury or to improve the function of a malformed body part. Medicare covers breast prostheses for breast reconstruction if you had a mastectomy because of breast cancer...

Cardiac rehabilitation programs

Medicare covers comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs like exercise, education, and counseling, and intensive (ICR) programs...

Braces (arm, leg, back, & neck)

Part B covers medically necessary arm, leg, back, and neck braces under the durable medical equipment prefabricated orthotics benefit...

Surgery

Medicare covers many medically necessary surgical procedures. For surgeries or procedures, it's difficult to know the exact costs in advance because no one knows exactly what services you'll need. If you're having surgery or a procedure, you can do some things in advance to figure…

Urgently needed care

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers urgently needed care to treat a sudden illness or injury that isn't a medical emergency...

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