Which is included in Medicare out-of-hospital coverage?

• A. Private hospital accommodation
• B. X-Rays
• C. Theatre fees
• D. Medication costs in private hospitals

Answer: (B)

Medicare out-of-hospital coverage includes medical services you receive without staying in hospital, such as diagnostic tests and imaging ordered by a doctor. X-rays fall into this category because they are diagnostic imaging services that Medicare covers when done as an outpatient.

Private hospital accommodation and theatre fees are tied to inpatient hospital care, typically paid through private health insurance or hospital billing, not through out-of-hospital benefits. Medication costs in private hospitals aren’t handled as out-of-hospital Medicare coverage either. So X-rays are the service included.