Medicare will pay for a significant, separately identifiable medically necessary E/M service (Current Procedural Terminology CPT codes 99201 – 99215) billed at the same visit as the AWV (G0438 – G0439) when billed with modifier 25.
That portion of the visit must be medically necessary to treat the beneficiary’s illness or injury, or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member.
Reference: https://questions.cms.gov/faq.php?id=5005&faqId=3325
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