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Posting Date: 08/27/2021
Alcohol Misuse and Counseling
Preventive Services Guide Alcohol Misuse and Counseling Table of Contents Alcohol Misuse and Counseling Two-Part Benefit Cost Sharing Reimbursement Nonparticipating Providers Common Claim Denial Reasons Related Content [Return [...]
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Posting Date: 10/08/2021
Annual Wellness Visit Screening
Preventive Services Guide Annual Wellness Visit Screening Table of Contents Annual Wellness Visit Screening Coverage Criteria Two Types of AWV Elements Elements of Initial AWV Personalized Prevention Plan Services – [...]
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Posting Date: 10/08/2021
Cardiovascular Disease Screening Tests
Preventive Services Guide Cardiovascular Disease Screening Tests Cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke. Table of [...]
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Posting Date: 10/06/2021
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventive Services Guide Colorectal Cancer Screening Screenings are performed to diagnose colorectal cancer or to determine a beneficiary’s risk for developing colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer screening may consist of several different [...]
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Posting Date: 10/06/2021
Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use
Preventive Services Guide Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use Smoking is the leading preventable cause of disease, disability and death in the United States. It harms nearly every organ in the body and causes about one in every five deaths. [...]
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Posting Date: 11/10/2021
Depression Screening
Preventive Services Guide Depression Screening Also Known as Screening for Depression in Adults Coverage Criteria Covered annually At least 11 months must have passed since last depression screening G0444: Annual depression [...]
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Posting Date: 10/06/2021
Glaucoma Screening
Preventive Services Guide Glaucoma Screening Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases in which damage to the optic nerve results in loss of eyesight. Medicare beneficiaries over the age of 60 have an increased risk of developing glaucoma. CMS has [...]
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Posting Date: 10/06/2021
Hepatitis C Virus Screening
Preventive Services Guide Hepatitis C Virus Screening Hepatitis C is a virus that can damage the liver; it is transmitted through infected blood or body fluids. The most common way people get infected is by sharing needles used to inject [...]
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