The Medicare Part B approved amount is a reasonable amount of money that Medicare says the doctor or provider is allowed to bill. You can get more details here: http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf See pages 25 and 47
$110.00
The deductible for 2011 is $162.00. Then you have an ongoing coinsurance of 20% of the Medicare approved rate.
$20.00
For most beneficiaries, Medicare Part B for 2010 is $96.40/month (same as 2009).
This is directly from the Medicare and You 2009 book: Tests: Including X-rays, MRIs, CT scans, EKGs, and some other diagnostic tests. You pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount, and the Part B deductible applies. See "Clinical Laboratory Services" on page 27 for other Part B-covered tests. If you get the test as a hospital outpatient, you pay a specified copayment that may be more than 20% of the Medicare-approved amount but can't be more than the Part A hospital stay deductible. For more details: http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10050.pdf
part a is hospital coverage, part b is dr coverage
Medicare Part A covers hospital services. Medicare Part B covers services by other providers such as physicians.
Anyone who has Medicare Part B.
Yes; by definition, Medicare supplemental insurance "supplements" Medicare A & B.
medicare part b is for medical part and medicare part a is for hospital. If the procedure was done in the hospital it should be coverd.
The "T" usually represents a status like 'Temporary' it's not associated with Part B. Part B. The partB would be present on the Medicare card below the Medicare ID number and below Part A.
This is neither true nor false. There is no way to predict the exact cost and coverage of a future medical procedure.