Preventive Services Provided Through Medicare at MIT Health

Medicare patients can visit MIT Health to receive preventive services — many without copayments or coinsurance. This table lists our offerings. For a detailed, comprehensive list of all the preventive services provided through Medicare visit: Your Guide to Medicare Preventive Services.  

 

One time only

Service NameFrequency / LimitsYour Cost
Abdominal aortic aneurysm screeningOnce in lifetime (with referral)$0
Welcome to Medicare preventive visitOnce (first 12 months of Part B)$0

Multiple times a year

Service NameFrequency / LimitsYour Cost
Counseling to prevent tobacco useUp to eight counseling sessions per year$0
Diabetes screenings (blood glucose)Up to two per year if at risk$0
STI screenings and counselingSTI screening yearly; counseling twice a year$0
PrEP for HIV preventionUp to eight counseling + eight HIV screenings/year + one time Hepatitis B screening (more if pregnant)$0
Alcohol misuse screenings and counselingone screening + up to four counseling sessions/year$0
Obesity behavioral therapyScreening and ongoing counseling (BMI 30)$0

Annual services

Service NameFrequency / LimitsYour Cost
Cardiovascular behavioral therapyOnce per year$0
Depression screeningsOnce per year$0
Flu vaccinesOnce per flu season$0
Glaucoma screeningsOnce every 12 months (if high risk)20% after deductible
Hepatitis B vaccinesAs needed (if not immune or at risk)$0
Hepatitis B virus screeningYearly (if high risk); pregnancy: prenatal and delivery$0
Hepatitis C virus screeningOnce for those born 1945–65; yearly if high risk$0
HIV screeningOnce per year (or up to three times during pregnancy)$0
Lung cancer screening (low-dose CT)Once per year (if conditions met)$0
MammogramsBaseline once; screening every 12 months; diagnostic as medically necessary$0
Prostate cancer screening (PSA, rectal exam)Every 12 months$0 PSA; 20% rectal exam
Diabetes self-management training10 hrs initial + two hours of follow-up/year (if diagnosed diabetic)20% after deductible
Yearly Wellness visitOnce per 12 months$0
COVID-19 vaccinesCovered$0

Every two years or more

Service NameFrequency / LimitsYour Cost
Bone mass measurementsEvery 24 months (or more if medically necessary)$0
Cardiovascular disease screenings (cholesterol, lipids)Every five years$0
Cervical and vaginal cancer screenings (Pap, pelvic, HPV)Every 24 months (or 12 if high risk); HPV every five 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
Pneumococcal vaccinesAs recommended$0