$174.70 each month(or higher depending on your income). The amount can change each year. You’ll pay the premium each month, even if you don’t get any Part B-covered services.
Who pays a higher Part B premium because of income?
You might pay a monthly penalty if you don’t sign up for Part B when you’re first eligible for Medicare (usually when you turn 65). You’ll pay the penalty for as long as you have Part B. The penalty goes up the longer you wait to sign up. Find out how the Part B penalty works and how to avoid it.
- $0 for covered home health care services.
- 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for durable medical equipment (like wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, and other equipment).
- $0 for your yearly depression screening.
- 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for visits to your doctor or other health care provider to diagnose or treat your condition.
- If you get your services in a hospital outpatient clinic or hospital outpatient department, you may have to pay an additional amount to the hospital.
After you meet the Part B deductible:
- 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for each service you get from a doctor or certain other qualified mental health professional
- Coinsurance for each day of partial hospitalization services you get in a hospital outpatient setting or community mental health center
- Usually 20% of the Medicare-approved amount for doctor and other health care providers’ services.
You’ll also pay a copayment to the hospital for each service you get in a hospital outpatient setting (except for certain preventive services). In most cases, your copayment won’t be more than the Part A hospital stay deductible amount.
This additional hospital copayment means you may pay more for an outpatient service you get in a hospital than you’d pay if you got the same service in a doctor’s office.
