Preventative Services: Ultrasound Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

by  Find-A-Code™
Jan 11th, 2018

The following information from the Medicare Learning Network provides guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services on Ultrasound Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): 

HCPCS/CPT Codes

ICD-10 Codes

See the CMS ICD-10 webpage for individual CRs and coding translations for ICD-10, and contact your MAC for guidance.

Who Is Covered

Medicare beneficiaries when all of the following are true:

• Certain risk factors for AAA
• Receive a referral from their physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist

Frequency

Once in a lifetime

Medicare Beneficiary Pays

• Copayment/coinsurance waived
• Deductible waived

Please note: The information in this educational product applies only to the Medicare Fee-For-Service Program (also known as Original Medicare). For additional guidance on using diagnosis codes, go to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 18 on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website.

Watch the CMS Provider Minute: Preventive Services video for pointers to help you submit sufficient documentation when billing for certain preventive services.