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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 18, § 190.1

A/B MAC (B) Billing Requirements

activein force · 2026-08-25 – presentas-observed

Effective October 14, 2011, A/B MACs (B) shall recognize new HCPCS G0444, annual

depression screening, 15 minutes.

History

(Rev. 2431, Issued: 03-23-12, Effective: 10-14-11, Implementation: 12-27-11 non-shared system edits/04-02-12 shared system edits/07-02-12 CWF, HICR, MCS MCSDT)

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Retrieved: 2026-08-25
Edition: iom-2026-08-25
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