Short answer
A yearly preventive visit covering reproductive and overall health: screenings, vaccines, counseling and, when due, a pelvic exam and Pap/HPV test.
USA Well Woman Exam: Quick Facts
- How often
- Yearly
- Cost (ACA plans)
- $0 in-network
- Pap/HPV
- Starting at 21, every 3–5 years
- Mammogram
- Every 2 years, ages 40–74
- Bone density
- From 65 (earlier if at risk)
- Folic acid
- 400 mcg/day if you could become pregnant
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