Thursday, April 14, 2016
Common Preventive Services and Screenings
Physicians and other health care professionals may also provide and bill separately for screenings and other preventive services. All UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans cover the following Medicare-covered preventive services at the same frequency as covered by original Medicare, except where otherwise noted, for a $0 copayment:
• Alcohol misuse screening and counseling
• Bone mass measurement (for those at high risk)
• Breast cancer screening (mammograms)
• Cardiovascular screening
• Cervical and vaginal cancer screening (Pap test and pelvic exam)
• Colorectal cancer screening2
• Depression screening
• Diabetes screening
• Flu shot
• Glaucoma tests (for those at high risk) 4
• Hepatitis B immunization
• Hepatitis C screening
• HIV screening
• Behavioral therapy to reduce cardiovascular disease risk
• Medical nutrition therapy services
• Obesity screening and counseling1
• Pneumococcal shot
• Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test3
• Tobacco use cessation counseling
• Sexually transmitted infec
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