Preventive Service How Often Allowed Additional Details
“An Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth A Pound Of Cure”
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You pay 20% of theMedicare approved amount;Deductible waived
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Ultrasound
Alcohol Misuse Screening and Counseling
Annual Wellness Visit(Not a full physical - prevention planning only)
Bone Mass Measurement
Cardiovascular Disease Screening
Cardiovascular Disease Behavioral Therapy
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Screening Colonoscopy
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Fecal Occult Blood Test
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Flex Sigmoidoscopy
Colorectal Cancer Screening: Barium Enema
Colorectal Cancer Screening: sDNA Test
Depression Screening
Once with certain risk factors and referral from practitioner
Screening: Once per yearCounseling: 4 Times per year forthose who screen positive
Annually 12 months after Part B effective date
Every 2 years if at riskMore frequently if high risk
Once every 5 years for all beneficiarieswith no signs or symptoms
One CVD risk reduction visit annually
Normal Risk: Once every 10 yearsHigh Risk: Once every 2 years
Every year
Once every 4 years unless screeningcolonoscopy was preformed less than120 months prior
Once every 4 years if used instead ofFlex sigmoidoscopy
Once every 3 years
Once per year
Preventive Service How Often Allowed Additional DetailsDiabetes Screening
Diabetes Self Management Training
Flu Vaccine
Glaucoma Screening
Hepatitis B Vaccine
Hepatitis C Screening
HIV Screening
Initial Preventive Physical Exam (IPPE)"Welcome to Medicare Exam"
Lung Cancer Screening
Mammogram
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Obesity Behavior Therapy
Pap Test and Pelvic Exam
Pneumonia Vaccine
Prostate Cancer Screening
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening and Counseling
Tobacco Use Cessation Counseling
One screening per year if not diagnosed pre-diabetic Twice per year if diagnosed pre-diabetic
Initial Training - Up to 10 hours within a 12 month period Subsequent Years: Up to 2 hours within a 12 month period
Once per Influenza season
Once per year for those at risk
Three scheduled injections for those at medium or high risk
Annually for those at high risk or Once in a lifetime for those born between 1945 and 1965
Once per year for those at riskThree times per pregnancy for those who are pregnant
Once for all new beneficiaries within 12 months of starting Part B
Low-dose CT once per year for those who are high risk
Once for those aged 35-39Annually for those 40 and older
First year: three hours of counselingSubsequent years: 2 hours*For those diagnosed with diabetes, renaldisease, or have had a kidney transplant
For those with a BMI >30First Month: one visit every weekMonths 2-6 : one visit every other weekMonths 7-12: one visit every month
Annually for those at high riskEvery 2 years for normal risk
An initial vaccine and a second vaccine one year after the first was received
Annually for males 50+
Annually for those at high riskMore frequently if pregnant
2 attempts per year - each attempt includes up to 4 counseling sessions
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You pay 20% of theMedicare approved amountafter meeting the Part B de-ductible
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You pay 20% of the Medicareapproved amount after meeting the Part B deductible
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PSA Covered at 100%DRE - You pay 20% of Medicare approved amount aftermeeting the Part B deductible
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Tennessee Department of Commission on Aging, AuthorizationNo. 316647, August 2016, 22,800 copies. This publicdocument was promulgated at a cost of $.10 per copy.
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