Medicare Part B helps cover medically-necessary services like doctors’ services and tests, outpatient care, home health services, durable medical equipment, and other medical services. Part B also covers some preventive services. Look at your Medicare card to find out if you have Part B.
The basic medically-necessary services covered include:
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
- Ambulance Services
- Blood
- Bone Mass Measurement (Bone Density)
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiovascular Screenings
- Chiropractic Services (limited)
- Clinical Laboratory Services
- Clinical Research Studies
- Colorectal Cancer Screenings
- Defibrillator (Implantable Automatic)
- Diabetes Screenings
- Diabetes Self-Management Training
- Diabetes Supplies
- Doctor Services
- Durable Medical Equipment (like walkers)
- EKG Screening
- Emergency Department Services
- Eyeglasses (limited)
- Federally-Qualified Health Center Services
- Flu shots
- Foot Exams and Treatment (Diabetes-related)
- Glaucoma Tests
- Hearing and Balance Exams
- Hepatitis B Shots
- HIV Screening
- Home Health Services
- Kidney Dialysis Services and Supplies
- Kidney Disease Education Services
- Mammograms (screening)
- Medical Nutrition Therapy Services
- Mental Health Care (outpatient)
- Non-doctor Services
- Occupational Therapy
- Outpatient Medical and Surgical Services and Supplies
- Pap Tests and Pelvic Exams (includes clinical breast exam)
- Physical Exams
- Physical Therapy
- Pneumococcal Shot
- Prescription Drugs (limited)
- Prostate Cancer Screenings
- Prosthetic/Orthotic Items
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Rural Health Clinic Services
- Second Surgical Opinions
- Smoking Cessation (counseling to stop smoking)
- Speech-Language Pathology Services
- Surgical Dressing Services
- Telehealth
- Tests (other than lab tests)
- Transplants and Immunosuppressive Drugs
To find out if Medicare covers a service not on this list, visit www.medicare.gov/coverage, or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227). TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.