Some of the benefits of completing the annual wellness visit:

• Early detection helps prevent problems later
• Health risks identified can mean health problems averted
• Shared information helps your care team serve your needs
• Screenings to help detect depression, risks for falling and other problems
• Recommendations for other wellness services and healthy lifestyle changes
• Discussion of Medicare-covered services that allow our care team to more closely monitor your health conditions and update your plan of care before office visits

It’s important to note that these wellness visits do not include any clinical laboratory tests, however, the provider may separately order such tests during one of these visits. All laboratory tests are subject to Medicare’s applicable coverage guidelines and frequency limits. Deductible and coinsurance may be applied.

The wellness visits also do not include other routine preventive services that Medicare covers (i.e., Pelvic/Breast exam, Pap smear, Influenza and pneumonia vaccines, smoking cessation counseling, etc.). These services can be provided alongside one of the wellness visits and billed separately to Medicare. These services are subject to their own Medicare coverage guidelines and frequency limits. Deductible and coinsurance may be applied.

An additional office visit (E&M) service can be provided alongside one of the wellness visits and billed separately to Medicare if it is significant, separate and medically necessary to treat a new or established health problem, and is a way to provide multiple services to you within one visit. This service is subject to its own Medicare coverage guidelines and limitation. Deductible and coinsurance will be applied.