Your Medicare Coverage
Is your test, item, or service covered?
Prostate cancer screenings
How often is it covered?
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers:
- Digital rectal exam: Once every 12 months
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test: Once every 12 months
Who's eligible?
All men with Medicare are covered. Coverage begins the day after your 50th birthday.
Your costs in Original Medicare
- Digital rectal exam: You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount and the Part B deductible applies for the exam. In a hospital outpatient setting, you pay a copayment
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test: You pay nothing for the test, and the Part B deductible doesn't apply
Related resources
- Medicare & You: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (video)
- CDC: prostate cancer information
- National Cancer Institute: prostate cancer information
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: screening for prostate cancer recommendations
- American Cancer Society:prostate cancer information
- Medicare & You: national colorectal cancer awareness (video)
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