Getting Preventive Care

If You're Using ...	Then you can ...
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 to visit a civilian provider.
US Family Health Plan	Get preventive care from your PCM or any provider in your designated provider network. Referral 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 . 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 for any preventive service that isn't covered by Medicare, but is covered by TRICARE. Visit Medicare's preventive coverage and screenings page. To learn how TRICARE and Medicare work together, visit www.tricare.mil/tfl.

If You're Using ...

Then you can ...

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 to visit a civilian provider.

US Family Health Plan

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

Referral 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 .

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 for any preventive service that isn't covered by Medicare, but is covered by TRICARE.

Visit Medicare's preventive coverage and screenings page. To learn how TRICARE and Medicare work together, visit www.tricare.mil/tfl.

Last Updated 6/4/2026