What is Preventive Care?

Preventive care helps protect against disease and provides early detection of certain health conditions.

Covered Preventive Services

Sutter Health Plus covers a variety of preventive care services* at no additional out-of-pocket cost**, including:

Comprehensive preventive medicine visits and counseling, including routine physical exams
Family planning counseling and services
Hearing exams
Maternity and newborn care
Routine preventive imaging services and laboratory tests
Screening tests
Smoking cessation counseling and interventions
Specific vitamin and mineral supplements
Vaccines and immunizations
Well-child preventive care exams

Talk to your provider or care team about what is right for you.

Preventive vs. Diagnostic Care

Recognizing the difference between preventive care and diagnostic care is important. The goal of preventive care is disease prevention and early detection. Diagnostic care involves evaluation and treatment of known or suspected conditions. When you receive diagnostic care, you may incur out-of-pocket costs based on your health plan coverage.

Preventive Care	Diagnostic Care
Mammogram for screening when there are no symptoms or previous breast disease diagnosis	Mammogram after suspicious results are found on a screening mammogram or when signs of possible breast disease are found
Routine lab test to check for a high blood sugar level and possible diabetes for adults with high blood pressure	Diabetes monitoring on a regular basis using lab tests to check blood sugar control
Well-child visit to check growth and development	Sick-child visit to diagnose and treat symptoms

*Based on U.S. Preventive Task Force Guidelines
**Check your Evidence of Coverage and Disclosure Form for details