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You've got the details of annual wellness visit in writing, thanks to a CMS transmittal released Dec. 3. There are few surprises in the 35-page document, which is effective Jan. 1, the same day you can first start billing Medicare for this service. Transmittal 2109 does offer a full list of the remittance advice codes you'll see in the unhappy scenario that your annual wellness visit (AWV) gets denied.

 

While we have written extensively about the major requirements that could cause an early, edit-based denial of the AWV, knowing exactly how the error codes will read may help expedite your appeal efforts. Here's a breakdown, with special attention on the new codes (read more about CMS wellness visit transmittal) ...

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