Are diagnostic tests covered?

Examples of diagnostic tests covered when carried out by a participating physician:

• Simple tests (strep test, screening tests for sexually transmitted or blood-borne infections, urine test strip, pregnancy test, blood glucose test, for example)
  Exception: a laboratory may bill you for this service if the test is not analyzed by a participating physician.
• Electrocardiogram
  Exception: a laboratory may bill you for a resting electrocardiogram if the findings are interpreted by the professional who prescribed the test.
• Mammogram
  A diagnostic mammogram is a covered service and cannot be billed to you when carried out by a participating physician.
  A screening mammogram cannot be billed by a participating physician when:
  • it is conducted on a woman age 35 or older
  • it has been 1 year since one was last conducted
  • it is conducted at one of the screening centres designated by the Québec Breast Cancer Screening Program
• Test for sleep apnea
  Exception: a laboratory may bill you for the recording of a sleep apnea test if the result is not analyzed by a participating physician.
• Radiography
• Echography (ultrasound)
  Exception: echography may be billed to you if it is interpreted by a physician other than a radiologist.
• Vasectomy