CPT CODE G0446 AND covered frequency

by | Apr 22, 2016 | CPT modifiers

Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Also known as a CVD risk reduction visit

HCPCS/CPT Codes

G0446 – Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovasculardisease, individual, 15 minutes

ICD-10-CM Codes
See https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coverage/CoverageGenInfo/ICD10.html for individual Change Requests (CRs) and coding translations for ICD-10

Who Is Covered
All Medicare beneficiaries:

• Who are competent and alert at the time counseling is provided; and
• Whose counseling is furnished by a qualified primary care physician or other primary care practitioner and in a primary care setting



Frequency
One CVD risk reduction visit annually

Beneficiary Pays
• Copayment/coinsurance waived
• Deductible waived