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Lastly, in light of these proposed changes, we are proposing to revise the current descriptor for the intake add-on code for consistency with revisions to 8.12(f)(4)(i) and to reflect furnishing an SDOH risk assessment: G2076 ( Intake activities, including initial medical examination that is a complete, fully documented physical evaluation and initial assessment conducted by a program physician or a primary care physician, or an authorized healthcare professional under the supervision of a program physician or qualified personnel that includes preparation of a care plan, which may be informed by administration of a standardized, evidence-based Social Determinants of Health Risk Assessment to identify unmet health-related social needs, and that includes the patient's goals and mutually agreed-upon actions for the patient to meet those goals, including harm reduction interventions
CMS identifies claim lines for such HCPCS code for dates of service in the calendar quarter, excludes billing units in claim specified in section 1847A(i)(3)(B)(ii) of the Act, as applicable, and sums the number of billing units in the remaining claim lines for which Medicare payment was allowed and greater than zero
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoking is down, but about 34 million adults still smoke. Though anti-smoking and health promotion initiatives in recent decades have significantly reduced the numbers, tobacco use remains high within certain demographic groups
