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Understanding Item code 699

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Written by Maria Ubaldo
Updated over 2 months ago

This brief tutorial covers Medicare item number 699 for healthy heart assessments, available annually for patients over 30 years with cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, or sedentary lifestyle. The video outlines the 20-minute consultation requirement with combined practitioner and nurse time calculation.

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