DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2012 Issue 2 (February)

HCPCS Update: Medicare yanks G-codes for STIs, obesity screening

Get ready to change the codes you use to report screening for obesity and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Medicare has deleted the G-codes it previously required for these services. Instead you will flag them on your claims with ICD-9 V-codes, according CMS’s first quarter update to the physician fee schedule.

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