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<li><strong>Ensure the billing practitioner performs an initiating visit.</strong> During this visit, providers must clearly document how the unmet social needs significantly interfere with diagnosing or treating the patient’s medical condition. Examples of initiating visits include:
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<li>Evaluation and management (E/M) visit (other than a low-level E/M)</li>



<li>Annual wellness visit (HCPCS code G0438 or G0439) </li>



<li>Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation (CPT code 90791)</li>



<li>Health behavior assessment and intervention (CPT codes 96156-96168),  provided the practitioner performing the initiating service will also provides the community health integration services</li>
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</li>



<li><strong>Obtain and document patient consent.</strong> Obtain written or verbal consent from the patient prior to providing community health integration services.</li>



<li><strong>Promote closed-loop referral documentation.</strong> Document clinical integration, goals, and follow-up when addressing social needs in healthcare.</li>



<li><strong>Use caution when leveraging auxiliary personnel.</strong> Community health workers, care navigators, peer support specialists, and <a href="https://www.cms.gov/files/document/mln1986542-medicare-mental-health-coverage.pdf">other auxiliary personnel</a> providing these services must be under the general supervision of the billing practitioner and meet all <a href="https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules/physician-fee-schedule/advanced-practice-nonphysician-practitioners/incident-services-supplies">incident-to Medicare rules</a>. </li>
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Don’t bill this service more than once every six months per practitioner and per beneficiary.</li>\n\n\n\n<li>Document <em>why</em> the patient needs the assessment. </li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the specific evidence-based tool used. </li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include the time spent and document the time of the assessment distinct from other services.</li>\n\n\n\n<li>Link findings to a downstream clinical action.</li>\n</ul>\n"}}]}]}]}],["$","$37","69e9e760c4d3d",{"children":null}],["$","$37","69e9e760c4d3f",{"children":null}],["$","$37","69e9e760c4d41",{"children":null}],["$","$37","69e9e760c4d43",{"children":null}],["$","$37","69e9e760c4d45",{"children":null}],["$","$37","69e9e760c4d47",{"children":["$","div",null,{"className":"PostContentContainer_Container__jp6zZ","children":["$","h2",null,{"className":"Heading_Heading__CeNgO Heading_Heading--h2__RHIYr Heading_Heading--single__aaPT9 Blocks_Heading__o7jRX","id":"h-forging-ahead-despite-potential-denials","children":["$","span",null,{"dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"Forging ahead despite potential denials"}}]}]}]}],["$","$37","69e9e760c4d4a",{"children":["$","div",null,{"className":"PostContentContainer_Container__jp6zZ","children":["$","$L3d",null,{"event":"msSingleSeriesArticle","data":{"primaryCategory":"Medical Billing","action":"clickContentLink"},"children":["$","p",null,{"className":"Text_Text__Nxx68 Text_Text--l__tqjEG __className_2127c6","style":{"margin":"24px 0","fontSize":"18px","lineHeight":"30px"},"children":["$","span",null,{"dangerouslySetInnerHTML":{"__html":"Denials for addressing social needs in healthcare should not discourage physicians from providing these services. 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