A Closer Look: Medicareâs Annual Wellness Visit The Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) is a preventive benefit available offered to anyone with Medicare Part B. What is the difference between the Welcome to Medicare exam and the Annual Wellness Visit? The . Welcome to Medicare. exam is a one-time examination available during the first 12 months after a person has enrolled in Part B. While similar in content, the Annual Wellness Visit is availab le once every year after the first year of Part B enrollment. The AWV provides an opportunity for the
As in your situation, solitary lung nodules often are detected on an X-ray done for another reason, and appear as round, white shadows on an X-ray or computerized tomography (CT) scan. Lung nodules are common. If you have a CT scan of the chest, about half the time, one or more small nodules will be found. They appear white because they are denser than the surrounding lung, which is full of air and appears dark. Generally, the smaller the nodule the less likely it may be cancerous (malignant).
Risks. 1  False positive results occur when a test appears to be abnormal but no lung cancer is found. 2  Test results that appear to be normal even when lung cancer is present are called false-negative results. 3  Not all of the cancers detected by LDCT will be found in the early stage of the disease.