Injury prevention counseling: A required service that is included in the well visit

Article Overview

This article covers pediatric well-visit counseling, with emphasis on anticipatory guidance and how preventive counseling is treated in the context of routine care. It is relevant to pediatric coders, clinicians, and billing staff who want to understand the scope of well visits, the role of the American Academy of Pediatrics periodicity schedule, and the relationship between preventive services and separate billing considerations. The article also references a CDC report and discusses why this topic matters in everyday pediatric practice.