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Fecal occult blood tests (screening)

Medicare covers screening fecal occult blood tests once every 12 months if you’re 50 or older, if you get a referral from your doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist...

Colorectal cancer blood-based biomarker screening tests

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers a blood-based biomarker screening test to check for colorectal cancer if you meet all of these conditions:You’re between 45–85.You show no symptoms of colorectal disease (including, but not limited to, lower gastrointestinal pain, blood in stool, or…

Blood sugar test strips

Medicare Part B covers some diabetic test supplies, including blood sugar test strips as durable medical equipment (DME)...

Multi-target stool DNA tests

Medicare covers an at-home multi-target stool DNA lab test once every 3 years if you meet certain conditions. ...

Clinical laboratory tests

Part B covers medically necessary clinical diagnostic laboratory services, including certain blood tests, when your doctor or practitioner orders them...

Diagnostic laboratory tests

Part B covers medically necessary clinical diagnostic laboratory tests, when your doctor or practitioner orders them...

Macular degeneration tests & treatment

Part B covers certain diagnostic tests and treatment of eye disease/conditions for some people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...

Blood

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

Colonoscopies

Medicare covers screening colonoscopies once every 24 months if you’re at high risk for colorectal cancer...

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...

Blood sugar monitors

Medicare Part B covers blood sugar monitors as durable medical equipment (DME) that your doctor prescribes for use in your home...

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...

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...

"Welcome to Medicare" preventive visit

Medicare covers a "Welcome to Medicare" preventive visit with your primary care doctor. You can get the "Welcome to Medicare" introductory visit only within the first 12 months you have Part B. Read about what to expect during your "Welcome to Medicare" preventive…

Foot care (for diabetes)

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers a foot exam every 6 months as long as you haven't seen a foot care professional for another reason between visits...

Barium enemas

Part B covers screening barium enemas...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnostic laboratory tests

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers FDA-authorized COVID-19 diagnostic tests. ...

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) antibody test

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers FDA-authorized COVID-19 antibody tests...

Prostate cancer screenings

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

Flexible sigmoidoscopy screenings

Medicare covers screening flexible sigmoidoscopies once every 48 months for most people 45 or older...

Continuous glucose monitors

Medicare covers therapeutic continuous glucose monitors and related supplies instead of blood sugar monitors...

Diabetes screenings

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

Kidney transplants

Explanation of kidney transplants covered under Medicare Part A...

Preventive & screening services

Part B covers many preventive services...

Hepatitis B shots

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers Hepatitis B shots for people with Medicare at medium or high risk for Hepatitis B...

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