Intensive behavioral therapy (IBT) for cardiovascular disease

Medicare covers IBT for all beneficiaries who are:

  • Competent and alert at the time counseling is provided
  • Furnished counseling by a qualified primary care physician or other primary care practitioner and in a primary care setting

HCPCS/CPT code

  • G0446 – Intensive behavioral therapy to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, individual, face-to-face, bi-annual, 15 minutes

Frequency

  • Annually

 

Deductible and coinsurance for this service is waived.

 

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