DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2011 Issue 1 (January)

CMS: Wellness visits payable now, no matter what your carrier may say

You and your peers can and should bill the new annual wellness visit (AWV) immediately, even when your carrier tells you to hold claims with the service, a CMS official tells Part B News. Some practices are reporting their carriers want them to hold claims with the AWV until April 2011. CMS says that goes against its policy.

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