DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 5 (May)

Ask a Part B News Expert: Billing annual wellness visits

Our office has started to perform and bill for the new Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (G0438) but we’re confused on what diagnosis code to report. Some in our office say it should be the problems we find during the visit, others say we should use diagnosis code V70.0 for a general preventive screening. What is the Medicare requirement?

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