Questions about coverage and payment for breastfeeding and lactation counseling services come up regularly. Is lactation counseling separately … [Read more...]
Does HCPCS code G0444 require a full 15 minutes?
Question Does HCPCS code G0444 require a full 15 minutes, or can you use it if 8 minutes are documented? Answer The reason for this question … [Read more...]
Screening codes guide – G0442, G0443, G0444, G0446, G0447
Medicare pays for some screening services for its beneficiaries, using HCPCS codes. These screening codes are time-based HCPCS codes with relatively … [Read more...]
Intensive behavioral counseling for cardiovascular disease, HCPCS code G0446
Medicare pays a primary care physician or other primary care practitioner in a primary care setting to annually provide one face-to-face behavioral … [Read more...]
Screening for depression | HCPCS code G0444
Annual depression screening , 15 minutes Medicare pays primary care practices to screen all Medicare patients annually for depression. The service … [Read more...]
Smoking cessation coding, 99406 and 99407
Medicare and most private insurers pay for physicians, NPs and PAs to counsel patients regarding smoking cessation. Medicare waives the … [Read more...]
Behavioral counseling for obesity, HCPCS code G0447
Medicare pays for ongoing face-to-face behavioral counseling for patients with a BMI of ≥ 30, who are alert and able to participate in … [Read more...]
Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Alcohol Misuse | HCPCS Code G0442
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for alcohol misuse and behavioral interventions for individuals whose screening … [Read more...]
Screening for Other Sexually Transmitted Illnesses (STI)
This article covers CPT® and diagnosis codes used for screening for other sexually transmitted illnesses. It includes descriptions and screening … [Read more...]
High Intensity Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Illnesses (STI)
CMS covers counseling to prevent STI in certain circumstances. The code is G0445. G0445 – Semiannual high intensity behavioral counseling to … [Read more...]