CCI Edits Update: Latest CCI Edits 17.3 Target Annual Wellness Visit Codes

New bundles for G0438 and G0439 shouldn't hit your bottom line.

The latest updates from the Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) went into effect Oct. 1, with more pairings affecting the new annual wellness visit (AWV) codes G0438 (Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service [PPS], initial visit) and G0439 (Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service [PPS], subsequent visit).

Edits bundle both G0438 and G0439 into G0402 (Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of Medicare enrollment). CCI classifies the edits as mutually exclusive with a modifier [...]

- Published on 2011-10-17