{"id":7040,"date":"2026-07-29T14:22:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lakesinternalmedicine.com\/?page_id=7040"},"modified":"2026-07-29T16:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:02:57","slug":"preventive-visits-and-additional-medical-concerns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lakesinternalmedicine.com\/?page_id=7040","title":{"rendered":"Preventive Visits and Additional Medical Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;FYI: Preventive Visits and Additional Medical Concerns&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Many insurance companies cover preventive care services without copays or deductibles. Preventive care services may include:<\/p>\n<p>* Annual preventive visits<br \/>\n* Routine vaccinations<br \/>\n* Recommended health screenings (such as cancer screenings)<br \/>\n* Screening for medical conditions such as high cholesterol and diabetes<br \/>\n* Appropriate preventive laboratory testing<\/p>\n<p>Please be aware that insurance companies do not consider all services provided during a preventive visit to be preventive care.<\/p>\n<p>The following services are generally considered separate from a preventive visit and may be billed separately based on your insurance coverage:<\/p>\n<p>* Medication refills<br \/>\n* Monitoring or management of chronic medical conditions<br \/>\n* Evaluation of new symptoms or concerns<br \/>\n* Changes to medications or treatment plans<br \/>\n* Additional medical decision-making related to ongoing or new health concerns<\/p>\n<p>If you choose to address additional medical concerns during your preventive visit, your insurance company may apply copays, deductibles, or coinsurance depending on your individual plan benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Before your visit, please let our team know if you would like to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complete Preventive Visit Only<\/strong><br \/>\nFocus on preventive care services covered by your insurance plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Complete Preventive Visit + Address Additional Concerns<\/strong><br \/>\nDiscuss medication refills, chronic condition management, new symptoms, or other medical concerns. Additional charges may apply based on your insurance coverage.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;FYI: Preventive Visits and Additional Medical Concerns&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Many insurance companies cover preventive care services without copays or deductibles. Preventive care services may include: * Annual preventive visits * Routine vaccinations * Recommended health screenings (such as cancer screenings) * Screening for medical conditions such as high cholesterol and diabetes * Appropriate preventive laboratory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7040","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakesinternalmedicine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7040"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakesinternalmedicine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakesinternalmedicine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakesinternalmedicine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakesinternalmedicine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7040"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakesinternalmedicine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7043,"href":"https:\/\/www.lakesinternalmedicine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7040\/revisions\/7043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lakesinternalmedicine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}