Preventive Care and Immunization Guidelines
These guidelines are comprised of recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC):
Preventive Care Services Guidelines
Immunizations Guidelines
Annual Preventive Exams for Medicare Patients
Below is a side-by-side comparison of the Welcome to Medicare Visit, Annual Wellness Visits, and Preventive Medicine Services codes. Samaritan Advantage Health Plan covers all of these codes (G0402, G0438, G0439, and 99381-99429). When billing SAHP with these codes, there is a $0.00 cost share to the Samaritan Advantage member. It is at the discretion of the provider to provide and code the appropriate level of a preventive comprehensive physical exam for the Medicare patient. Samaritan Health Plans encourages providers to conduct a full annual comprehensive exam (99381-99429).
Annual Preventive Exams for Medicare Patients