There is no deductible for screening mammography effective for services January 1, 1998 and later.
Neither the annual deductible nor the 20 percent coinsurance apply with respect to:
• Parts A and B home health services, except that there is a coinsurance of 20 percent of the payment amount for supplies, drugs, DME and prosthetics /orthotics furnished as a home health benefit;
• Clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (including specimen collection fees) performed or supervised by a physician, laboratory, or other entity paid on an assigned basis;
• Pneumococcal vaccine and its administration;
• Influenza vaccine and its administration; and
• Services or items denied as medically unnecessary.
NOTE: Services which are not subject to the deductible cannot be used to satisfy the deductible.
