What are the Medicare Preventive Service Benefits for colorectal cancer screening?

People with Medicare who are aged 50 or older are eligible for colorectal cancer screening. There is no minimum age for colonoscopy. For more information about Medicare's coverage related to colorectal cancer screening, call the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) (TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048) or visit the Medicare Web site. †U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2005 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2009. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.  more

People with Medicare who are aged 50 or older are eligible for colorectal cancer screening. There is no age limit for colonoscopy. For more information about Medicare's coverage related to colorectal cancer screening, call the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) (TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048) or visit the Medicare Web site.  more

People with Medicare who are aged 50 or older are eligible for colorectal cancer screening. There is no age limit for colonoscopy. For more information about Medicare's coverage related to colorectal cancer screening, call the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) or visit the Medicare Web site at www.medicare.gov/health/coloncancer.asp. TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.  more

If you are covered by Medicare, you may be eligible to receive colorectal cancer screening benefits. For more information about Medicare, call the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly Health Care Financing Administration) at 1-800-633-4221 or visit http://www.medicare.gov/.  more