The purpose of the AWV is to review the patient’s wellness and develop a personalized prevention plan. Humhealth Annual Wellness Visit image

1. Acquire Beneficiary information

  • a. Administer HRA
  • b. Establish the beneficiary’s medical/family history
  • c. Review the beneficiary’s potential risk factors for depression, including current or past experiences with depression or other mood disorders
  • d. Review the beneficiary’s functional ability and level of safety

2. Begin Assessment

  • a. Health Risk Assessment 1) CAGE Questionnaire 2) Activities of Daily Living 3) Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
  • b. Cognitive impairment assessment
  • c. PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 Depression assessment

3. Counsel Beneficiary

  • a. Establish a written screening schedule for the beneficiary, such as a checklist for the next 5 to 10 years, as appropriate
  • b. Establish a list of risk factors and conditions for which the primary, secondary, or tertiary interventions are recommended or underway for the beneficiary
  • c. Furnish personalized health advice to the beneficiary and appropriate referrals to health education or preventive counselling services or programs
  • d. Furnish, at the discretion of the beneficiary, advance care planning services
Humhealth Annual Wellness Visit

Key Features

  •  AWV Health Risk Assessment

    Health Risk Assessment

  •  AWV Cognitive impairment assessment

    Cognitive impairment assessment

  •  AWV PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 Depression assessment

    PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 Depression assessment

  • AWV Functional Ability and Level of Safety

    Functional Ability and Level of Safety

  •  AWV Beneficiary Checklist for the next 5 to 10 years

    Beneficiary Checklist for the next 5 to 10 years

  • AWV Auto Generation of Recommendations

    Auto Generation of Recommendations

HCPCS Codes and Descriptors

  • HCPCS Code
  • Billing Code Descriptors
  • Average Reimbursement
  • HCPCS Code

    G0438

  • Billing Code Descriptors

    Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (PPS), initial visit
  • Average Reimbursement

    $175.32

  • HCPCS Code

    G0439

  • Billing Code Descriptors

    Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (PPS), subsequent visit
  • Average Reimbursement

    $119.16