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Behavioral Health Wellness Exams

EmblemHealth·MA · Psychiatry, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine +1 more·Provider News
Effective date
Mar 31, 2024
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Days to comply

Summary

ConnectiCare will now cover behavioral health wellness exams once per year with no cost-share starting March 31, 2024. The billing team must use specific CPT code 90791 with diagnosis Z13.30 and modifier 33 to ensure proper coverage.

Action Required

Action needed
By March 31, 2024: Billing team must update system to recognize CPT 90791 with diagnosis Z13.30 and modifier 33 for ConnectiCare behavioral health wellness exams. Update billing software to flag this as a covered preventive service with no patient cost-share when billed annually. Train staff on new billing requirements and update encounter forms to include modifier 33 option.

Affected Billing Codes

90791
Z13.30
33
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