Medicare Preventive Services

Depression Screening

Who Is Covered

All Medicare beneficiaries.

Must be furnished in a primary care setting that has staff-assisted depression care supports in place to assure accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, and follow-up

HCPCS/CPT Codes

G0444 - Annual depression screening, 15 minutes

ICD-10-CM Codes

See the CMS ICD-10 webpage for individual Change Requests (CRs) and coding translations for ICD-10 and contact your Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for guidance.

Frequency

Annually

Medicare Beneficiary Pays

You pay nothing for this screening if the doctor accepts assignment.

   • Copayment waived

   • Coinsurance waived

   • Deductible waived

References

Mental health care (inpatient)
Mental health care (outpatient)
Mental health care (partial hospitalization)
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