Medicare G0473 New Code for Obesity Treatment
Professional Billing Requirements: (Effective January 05, 2015)
CMS will allow coverage for:
Face-to-Face Behavioral Counseling for Obesity, 15 minutes, (G0447),
Face-to-Face behavioral counseling for obesity; Group (2-10), 30 minute(s) (G0473), along with 1 of the …
ICD-9 codes for BMI 30.0-BMI 70
(V85.30- V85.39 and V85.41-V85.45)
Make sure you use and cross over your DX as shown above!
List of Eligible Specialty
01 – General Practice
08 – Family Practice
11 – Internal Medicine
16 – Obstetrics/Gynecology
37 – Pediatric Medicine
38 – Geriatric Medicine
50 – Nurse Practitioner
89 – Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist
97 – Physician Assistant
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