Also, if the patient is new to medicare, the G0402 needs to be billed first before G0438 as that code is the first annual medicare wellness exam within the first 12 months of coverage.. You would need to check out the Medicare cards first to make sure you see the start of the patients coverage.
See, we had a PR-119 denial for a G0438, and it looks like this beneficiary is eligible for both an initial AND subsequent AWV according to their Preventive Services eligiblity. I did not see a G0402 billed anywhere there unless of course the G0438 (or a possible G0402) was billed under another provider. Would it be possible to have a claim denied due to a beneficiary not having a G0402 previously billed before their G0402? I think I would see a different reason code?