Medicare patients can visit MIT Health to receive preventative services — many without copayments or coinsurance. This table lists our offerings. For a detailed, comprehensive list of all the preventative services provided through Medicare visit: Your Guide to Medicare Preventive Services.
Service Name | Frequency / Limits | Your Cost |
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening | Once in lifetime (with referral) | $0 |
Alcohol misuse screenings and counseling | 1 screening + up to 4 counseling sessions/year | $0 |
Bone mass measurements | Every 24 months (or more if medically necessary) | $0 |
Cardiovascular behavioral therapy | Once per year | $0 |
Cardiovascular disease screenings (cholesterol, lipids) | Every 5 years | $0 |
Cervical and vaginal cancer screenings (Pap, pelvic, HPV) | Every 24 months (or 12 if high risk); HPV every 5 years | $0 |
Colorectal cancer screenings (various types) | Varies by test: stool 1–3 years; colonoscopy 10 years; more if high risk | $0 for screening; 15% coinsurance if tissue removed |
Counseling to prevent tobacco use | Up to 8 counseling sessions per year | $0 |
COVID‑19 vaccines | Covered | $0 |
Depression screenings | Once per year | $0 |
Diabetes screenings (blood glucose) | Up to twice per year if at risk | $0 |
Diabetes self‑management training | 10 hours initial + 2 hours follow‑up/year (if diagnosed diabetic) | 20% after deductible |
Flu vaccines | Once per flu season | $0 |
Glaucoma screenings | Once every 12 months (if high risk) | 20% after deductible |
Hepatitis B vaccines | As needed (if not immune or at risk) | $0 |
Hepatitis B virus screening | Yearly (if high risk); pregnancy: prenatal and delivery | $0 |
Hepatitis C virus screening | Once for those born 1945–1965; yearly if high risk | $0 |
HIV screening | Once per year (or up to three times during pregnancy) | $0 |
Lung cancer screening (low‑dose CT) | Once per year (if conditions met) | $0 |
Mammograms | Baseline once; screening every 12 months; diagnostic as medically necessary | $0 |
Obesity behavioral therapy | Screening and ongoing counseling (BMI ≥ 30) | $0 |
Pneumococcal vaccines | As recommended | $0 |
PrEP for HIV prevention | Up to 8 counseling + 8 HIV screenings/year + one time Hepatitis B screening (more if pregnant) | $0 |
Prostate cancer screening (PSA, rectal exam) | Every 12 months | $0 PSA; 20% coinsurance for rectal exam |
STI screenings and counseling | STI screening yearly; counseling twice a year | $0 |
Welcome to Medicare preventive visit | Once (first 12 months of Part B) | $0 |
Yearly Wellness visit | Once per 12 months | $0 |