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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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Posting Date: 10/08/2021
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening
Preventive Services Guide Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening HIV attacks cells that help the body fight infection making a person vulnerable to other infections. Nearly 1.2 million Americans are now living with HIV infection and about [...]
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Posting Date: 10/11/2021
Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease
Preventive Services Guide Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease CVD generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain or stroke. CMS has determined [...]
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Posting Date: 10/11/2021
Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity
Preventive Services Guide Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity In 2003, the United States Preventive Services Task Force found good evidence that BMI “is reliable and valid for identifying adults at increased risk for mortality and [...]
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