Medicare Coverage for Colonoscopy or other Colon Cancer Screens
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Medicare Coverage for Colonoscopy or other Colon Cancer Screens
Learn what Medicare covers for colonoscopy or other screens for colon cancer. Annual fecal occult blood tests (FOBTs) are free under Medicare. Other more expensive colon cancer screening tests such as colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy are covered periodically, without cost to the patient if your doctor accepts Medicare assignment as full payment. Medicare also covers at-home multi-target stool DNA lab test (e.g. Cologuard) once every 3 years for certain people ages 50 to 85. Cologuard Find out Medicare’s details. Unfortunately, Medicare does not provide cost estimates for the public at this site
