| Medicare Part B Costs |
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In 2010, you will pay... |
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| Monthly Premium |
$96.40/$110.501 if your annual income is below $85,000 ($170,000 for couples).
A small number of people with high incomes have a higher Part B premium.
 To find out how a high income affects your Part B premium, click the link in the GO TO box.
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| Annual Deductible |
$155 |
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| Doctor and other medical services |
20%2 |
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| Outpatient hospital care |
Coinsurance or Copayment3 |
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| Home health care |
Nothing |
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| Clinical diagnostic lab services |
Nothing |
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| Other diagnostic tests and x-rays4 |
20% |
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| Diabetes self-management supplies (glucose monitors, lancets, test strips) |
20% |
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| Durable medical equipment (e.g., wheelchairs, hospital beds) |
20%5 |
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| Physical therapy services |
20% |
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| Ambulance services |
20% |
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| Chiropractor services6 |
20% |
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| Outpatient mental health services |
45% |
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| Blood |
20% after first three pints each year |
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1 $96.40/month for people with an annual income below $85,000 for individuals ($170,000 for couples who file a joint tax return), although new enrollees and people who do not have their part B premium withheld from their social security benefit will pay $110.50/month.”.
2 Of Medicare-approved amount for providers who accept assignment. If your doctor does not accept assignment, federal law allows him or her to charge up to 15 percent above Medicare’s approved amount.
3 Based on diagnosis.
4 Copies of x-rays are not covered.
5 Of Medicare-approved amount for DME suppliers who accept assignment. Medicare does not limit how much suppliers who do not accept assignment can charge above Medicare’s approved amount. Your Medigap plan will not cover anything above the Medicare approved amount.
6 When manipulation of the spine is medically necessary to fix a subluxation of the spine. A subluxation is when one or more of the bones of the spine move out of position. |
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Medicare does not cover all health care services.
What doctors charge you may vary depending on where you live and whether or not they take “assignment” (accept Medicare’s approved amount as payment in full).
