Getting Preventive Care

TRICARE Prime

TRICARE Prime Remote

TRICARE Prime Overseas

TRICARE Prime Remote Overseas

TRICARE Young Adult–Prime

Get preventive care from your primary care manager or any network provider in your region.

• Referral and pre-authorization aren't required
• You pay nothing out of pocket

Note: Active duty service members must have pre-authorization to visit a civilian provider.

Uniformed Services Family Health Plan

Get preventive care from your PCM or any provider in your designated provider network.

• Referrals and pre-authorization aren’t required
• You pay nothing out of pocket.

TRICARE Select

TRICARE Select Overseas

TRICARE Reserve Select

TRICARE Retired Reserve

TRICARE Young Adult–Select

Visit any TRICARE-authorized provider.

Network providers:

• You pay nothing ($0) for preventive services received from network providers.

Non-network providers:

• You pay nothing ($0) for:
  • Cancer screenings* (breast, cervical, colorectal, prostate)
  • Immunizations*
  • Well-child visits for children under age 6 (birth–age 5)

• You pay non-network cost-shares for all other preventive services, even if rendered at the same time as a covered cancer screening or immunization.

*This includes the office visit for beneficiaries ages 6 and older when a covered cancer screening or immunization is provided during the visit.

TRICARE For Life

You may have a TRICARE cost-share for any preventive service that isn’t covered by Medicare but is covered by TRICARE.

Learn about Medicare-covered preventive and screening services and how TRICARE and Medicare work together.