Preventive care
Preventive care is proven to be safe and effective in preventing disease. Preventive check-ups and screenings can help find illnesses and medical problems early and improve your health.
Coverage
Annual wellness check-up
Immunizations
Additional resources
What is covered as preventive care?
HealthSelect of Texas® medical plans, including Consumer Directed HealthSelectSM,cover most preventive screenings and services with no out-of-pocket costs, like copays or coinsurance, when you visit an in-network provider. This is true even if you haven’t met your deductible, if your plan has one.
Covered preventive care services available to HealthSelect participants and covered dependents (children and adults) include:
- general health screenings,
- immunizations,
- health counseling,
- cancer screenings,
- prevention-related screening for pregnant women and
- some age- and gender-specific screenings.
If you are enrolled in HealthSelect of Texas, you must have a primary care provider (PCP) to coordinate your care to get the highest level of benefits. Eligible participants may even be able to earn a reward for some preventive screenings through the HealthSelectShoppERS program.
Annual wellness check-up
Your PCP should be your first stop for preventive care each year. By scheduling annual check-ups with your PCP and getting preventive screenings, you may be able to assess, manage and prevent many health issues. Routine annual check-ups help you stay healthy and even save money by avoiding costly health care services in the future.
Additional resources
Questions?
If you have questions about preventive care or need help finding a PCP or scheduling an appointment, call a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Personal Health Assistant toll-free at (800) 252-8039 (TTY: 711), Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. CT, and Saturday 7 a. m.-3 p.m. CT.
BCBSTX Personal Health Assistants are available
by phone
Call a BCBSTX Personal Health
Assistant toll-free
(800) 252-8039 (TTY:711)
Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and
Saturday 7 a.m.-3 p.m. CT.