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What isn't covered by
Medicare Part A and Part B?
Medicare doesn't cover everything. Items and services that aren't covered include, but aren't limited to the following:
- Acupuncture
- Chiropractic services (except as listed under Part B Helps Cover ...)
- Cosmetic surgery
- Custodial care (help with bathing, dressing, using the bathroom, and eating) at home or in a nursing home
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- Eye care (routine exam), eye refractions and most eyeglasses
- Foot care (routine) such as cutting of corns or calluses (with only a few exceptions)
- Hearing aids and hearing exams for the purpose of fitting a hearing aid
- Hearing tests that haven't been ordered by your doctor
- Laboratory tests (screening) except those listed under Part B Helps Cover ...
- Long-term Care, such as custodial care in a nursing home
- Orthopedic shoes (with only a few exceptions)
- Physical exams (routine or yearly) (Medicare will cover a one-time physical exam within the first six months you have Part B.)
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(Primary Source: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Medicare and You Handbook 2007. This content may have been added upon by Q1Group LLC to include further examples, explanations, and links.)
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Last updated on: 07/18/2008
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