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Sage Screening Program
888-643-2584 (toll-free)
health.sage@state.mn.us

Sage Cancer Screenings Covered Services and Eligibility

Breast and cervical cancer screening

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Updated Sage Provider Manual eligibility criteria: Eligibility (PDF)

For a detailed explanation of eligibility, see the Sage decision Trees (broken down by age): Sage Decision Tree (PDF)

Eligibility

  • Breast – Women 40 and older1,2
  • Cervical – Women ages 21 to 641

    Understanding Eligibility

     

    • Do not have insurance
    • Have insurance that does not cover screening or has a deductible or co-pay
    • Have income within program guidelines

    Help Sage improve our training by taking a short online survey.

Screening services

  • Office visit for breast and/or cervical exam, and/or breast health education
  • Screening mammogram – office visit required including breast health education and/or clinical breast exam
  • Pap smear every 3 years, (or every 5 years if Pap accompanied by HPV co-testing)

Diagnostic services

  • Office visit to review abnormal screening results
  • Breast surgical consult
  • Diagnostic mammogram
  • Fine needle aspiration of breast lump, including pathology reading
  • Colposcopy, including biopsy
  • Endometrial Biopsy (when done as a follow-up for a Pap with abnormal result of Endometrial cells or Adenocarcinoma)
  • High Risk HPV Panels (when done as a follow-up for a Sage-covered Pap with ASCUS or LSIL results)
  • Breast ultrasound
  • Breast biopsy

Note: Treatment for non-insured, Sage patients may be covered by the Medical Assistance for Breast or Cervical Cancer (MA-BC). 

Income Eligibility 3

 
 

Household Size

Monthly Income

Yearly Income

1

$3,038

$36,450

2

$4,108

$49,300

3

$5,179

$62,150

4

$6,250

$75,000

5

$7,321

$87,850

6

$8,392

$100,700

Add for each additional

$1071

$12,850

Self-employed or farmers: use household net income (after business expenses)

Maximum allowable gross income (Effective January 1, 2023: Guidelines change yearly**)

Schedule a screening

If you are interested in receiving breast, cervical or colorectal cancer screening, or have questions call Sage at 1-888-643-2584 to see if you are eligible.


1 Sage age eligibility guidelines for breast and cervical cancer screening will be reviewed June 2023.

2 Age exceptions for breast services: If a woman under 40 has breast symptoms or a family history of breast cancer (self, parent, sibling, child) Sage may cover her office visit and any other breast screening testing. If further follow-up is needed, the woman could also have a diagnostic mammogram, breast ultrasound, breast surgical consult or outpatient breast biopsy.

3 Program income guidelines are based on the Federal Poverty Level. This is updated annually at the end of January. Sage's prior year guidelines remain in effect until then.

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Last Updated: 02/15/2023

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