3 types of wellness visits
Initial Preventative
Initial Annual Wellness Visit
Initial Annual Wellness Visit
This is the first ONE-Time Welcome to Medicare Wellness Visit. It provides an opportunity to identify and prevent illness and to plan for other Medicare preventive services. There are three types of visits:
Initial Annual Wellness Visit
Initial Annual Wellness Visit
Initial Annual Wellness Visit
Each visit has a unique set of billing codes and varying requirements and components. Understanding each visit, its purpose, and the requirements can help you avoid claims denials.
Subsequent AWVs
Initial Annual Wellness Visit
Subsequent AWVs
The below Flyer provides resources and information to help you successfully submit claims and gain efficiencies in time and resources spent on each visit
Annual wellness vs annual physicals
Medicare Physical or Wellness Visit
Medicare DOES NOT cover Routine Physical Check-ups.
It Does Cover Initial Preventative Physical Exam, which is ONE-TIME Welcome to Medicare Visit You might be responsible for some or all of those costs.
Wellness Visits
Annually
This is NOT an Annual Physical
Annual Wellness Visits focus solely on the patient's answers to a Health Risk Assessment. It does not typically include any lab work or tests requiring physical contact.
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