Preventive Medicine: Medical Nutrition Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)/Obesity Prevention
by Find-A-Code™ May 9th, 2018
Medical Nutrition Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)/Obesity Prevention
Procedure Codes G0270: Medical nutrition therapy; reassessment and subsequent intervention(s) following second referral in same year for change in diagnosis, medical condition or treatment regimen (including additional hours needed for renal disease), individual, face to face with the patient, each 15 minutes G0271: Medical nutrition therapy, reassessment and subsequent intervention(s) following second referral in same year for change in diagnosis, medical condition, or treatment regimen (including additional hours needed for renal disease), group (2 or more individuals), each 30 minutes G0446: Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes
G0447: Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes G0473: Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, group (2–10), 30 minutes 97802: Medical nutrition therapy; initial assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes 97803: Medical nutrition therapy; re-assessment and intervention, individual, face-to-face with the patient, each 15 minutes 97804: Medical nutrition therapy; group (2 or more individual(s)), each 30 minutes
Frequency G0446: Once annually for CVD risk reduction G0270-G0271, 97802-97804: 3 hours total in the first year, 2 hours total for subsequent years G0447, G0473: In the first year:
Once a week for the first month
Once every other week months 2-6
Once every month (where qualified) months 7-12
At the 6-month visit, a reassessment of obesity and a determination of the amount of weight loss must be performed.
To be eligible for additional face-to-face visits occurring once a month for an additional 6 months, beneficiaries must have lost at least 3kg.
For beneficiaries who do not achieve a weight loss of at least 3 kg during the first 6 months, a reassessment of their readiness to change and BMI is appropriate after an additional 6-month period.
Find-A-Code™ - Preventive Services - The information in this document does not guarantee payment or that included codes meet applicable qualifications as preventive services for all insurances and insurance plans, please consult your payer.
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