Your Medicare Coverage

Find out what Medicare covers

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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...

Bariatric surgery

Medicare covers some bariatric surgeries (gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic banding) when certain morbid obesity conditions are met...

Emergency department services

Explanation for Medicare Part B coverage of emergency department services...

Diagnostic non-laboratory tests

Medicare Part B covers diagnostic non-laboratory tests (like CT scans, MRIs, EKGs, X-rays, and PET scans) when your doctor or other health care provider orders them as part of treating a medical problem...

Canes

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers canes as durable medical equipment (DME). Medicare doesn't cover white canes for the blind...

Chronic care management services

Medicare covers chronic care management services if you have 2 or more serious conditions (like arthritis) expected to last at least a year...

Lymphedema compression treatment items

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) may cover your gradient compression garments (standard and custom-fitted) if you've been diagnosed with lymphedema and your doctor or other health care provider prescribes them...

Enteral nutrition supplies & equipment

Part B covers enteral nutrition supplies and equipment (feeding pump)...

Supplies

Medicare Part B doesn’t cover common medical supplies like bandages and gauze. Medicare covers some supplies as durable medical equipment...

Ostomy supplies

Part B covers medically necessary ostomy supplies if you’ve had a colostomy, ileostomy, or urinary ostomy. Medicare covers the amount of supplies your doctor says you need, based on your condition...

Eyeglasses & contact lenses

Generally, Medicare doesn't cover eyeglasses or contact lenses. However, following cataract surgery that implants an intraocular lens, Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps pay for corrective lenses (one pair of eyeglasses with standard frames or one set of contact lenses)...

Surgical dressing services

Explanation of medially necessary treatment of a surgical or surgically treated wound covered under Medicare Part B...

Outpatient medical & surgical services & supplies

Part B covers approved procedures, like X-rays, casts, stitches, or outpatient surgeries...

Prosthetic devices

Part B covers prosthetic devices needed to replace a body part or function when a doctor or other health care provider enrolled in Medicare orders them...

Barium enemas

Part B covers screening barium enemas...

Mental health care (inpatient)

Medicare Part A covers mental health care services you get in a hospital that require you to be admitted as an inpatient...

Second surgical opinions

Part B covers second surgical opinions in some cases for surgery that isn’t an emergency...

Chiropractic services

Part B covers medically necessary manual spine manipulation provided by chiropractors or other qualified providers to correct a subluxation...

Air-fluidized beds

Part B covers air-fluidized beds and other support surfaces as durable medical equipment (DME) that your doctor prescribes for use in your home...

Prostate cancer screenings

Explanation of prostate cancer screenings covered under Medicare Part B...

X-rays

Medicare Part B covers medically necessary diagnostic X-rays that your treating doctor or other health care provider orders...

Cardiovascular disease screenings

Part B covers blood tests (cholesterol, lipid, triglyceride levels) every 5 years to help detect conditions that may lead to a heart attack or stroke...

Crutches

Medicare covers crutches as durable medical equipment...

Home infusion therapy services, equipment, & supplies

Part B covers infusion equipment and supplies as durable medical equipment (DME) when used in your home...

Hospice care

Medicare covers hospice care services at home when your doctor includes them in plan for palliative care (for comfort) for terminal illness...

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