Preventive Care
TRICARE covers clinical preventive services for all beneficiaries.
Beneficiaries enrolled in a TRICARE Prime Option may receive clinical preventive services from their primary care manger or from any network provider without a referral or authorization at no cost.
For beneficiaries using TRICARE Standard and Extra, there are no cost shares for the following clinical preventive services:
- Breast cancer screenings
- Cervical cancer screenings
- Colorectal cancer screenings
- Prostate cancer screenings
- Immunizations
- Well-child visits for children under age 6
For all other preventive services, cost shares apply, unless performed at the same time as the services listed above.
Additional information about targeted health promotion and disease prevention examinations is provided in the following links:
- Abdominal aortic aneurism
- Body measurement
- Breast cancer exams/mammograms
- Blood pressure
- Cancer of the female reproductive organs (screening)
- Cholesterol testing
- Colorectal cancer exams
- Hearing exams
- Hepatitis B screening
- Immunizations
- Lipid Panel
- Oral cavity and pharyngeal cancer exams
- Parent and patient educational counseling
- Pediatric lead level screening
- Pelvic exams and Pap smears
- Prostate cancer exams
- Rubella antibodies
- School physicals
- Skin cancer exams
- Testicular cancer exams
- Thyroid cancer exams
- Tuberculosis screening
- Vision screening (under Well-child care) (See also Eye Exams)
- Well-child care
Stand United in the Fight Against Breast Cancer
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Health Net Federal Services, LLC (Health Net) is proud to support the fight against breast cancer. Health Net is spreading awareness in the North Region about breast cancer screenings and the benefits available through TRICARE. >>Learn More
Last Modified:October 17, 2012
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