Cardiovascular Screening
Million Hearts is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years. Heart disease and stroke are two of the leading causes of death in the United States. Million Hearts brings together communities, health systems, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and private-sector partners from across the country to fight heart disease and stroke.
Medicare covers cardiovascular screenings as follows:
How often is it covered?
Medicare covers cardiovascular screenings that check your cholesterol and other blood fat (lipid) levels every 5 years:
- Total cholesterol test
- Cholesterol test for high density lipoproteins
- Triglycerides test
Cardiovascular screening blood tests must be ordered by the physician or qualified non-physician practitioner treating the person for early detection of cardiovascular disease. The tests should be ordered as a lipid panel, but may be ordered separately. Coverage is not available for other cardiovascular screening blood tests.
Who’s eligible?
All people with Medicare.
Your costs in Original Medicare:
You pay nothing for the tests if your doctor accepts assignment.
Please visit the following link for other important information from Medicare that can help you manage your cardiovascular health:
http://www.medicare.gov/navigation/manage-your-health/preventive-services/cardiovascular-screening.aspx
This information is funded by our Medicare contract.
Click here for additional heart health information:
- Eat Healthy
- Get Active
- Get Your Blood Pressure Checked
- Keep Your Heart Healthy
- Manage Stress
- Quit Smoking
- Talk to Your Doctor about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Talk with Your Doctor about Taking Aspirin Every Day
- Watch Your Weight
