What you’ll learn

• How Medicare covers colon cancer screening, including colonoscopy and other approved screening tests.

• When care shifts from screening to diagnosis, and why that can change cost-sharing.

• How Medicare typically covers surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and follow-up care based on whether treatment is inpatient or outpatient.

• The difference between Part B and Part D for colon cancer medications.

• Common coverage surprises, including follow-up colonoscopy rules after a positive stool-based or blood-based screening test.