AWV · Annual Wellness Visits
Annual wellness visits without the paperwork hour
Our team completes each patient's health risk assessment before they arrive, so your providers walk in with the work done, and your AWV completion rate climbs toward ours: 73%.
The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is the front door to preventive care, and to every care-management program your practice offers. But the health risk assessment that powers it consumes staff time most practices don't have, which is why the national AWV utilization rate sits near 18%.
CareTrack works with your patients to complete their health risk assessment before the appointment, schedules the visit, and prepares the personalized prevention plan inputs. Practices on CareTrack average 73% AWV utilization, and for a practice averaging 50 Medicare AWVs a month, the HRA workload we absorb is roughly 25 staff hours every month.
How it works
From panel to program
- 01
Outreach
We contact AWV-eligible patients and schedule their visits, including the ones who haven't been in for years.
- 02
Assess
Our team completes the HRA with the patient by phone before the appointment.
- 03
Prepare
Results and prevention plan inputs are documented in your EHR before the patient arrives.
- 04
Visit
Your provider spends the appointment on the patient, not the questionnaire, and captures downstream care-gap work.
Reimbursement
AWV CPT codes
The billing framework your practice uses. CareTrack tracks the time and documentation behind every code.
| Code | Description | Billing | 2026 nat’l avg* |
|---|---|---|---|
| G0438 | Initial Annual Wellness Visit, including a personalized prevention plan | Once per lifetime | $174.35 |
| G0439 | Subsequent Annual Wellness Visit | Once every 12 months | $137.95 |
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Why practices run it
- More AWVs completed with less staff time
- Providers spend the visit with the patient, not the form
- Feeds enrollment for CCM, PCM, and RPM programs
- Better quality-measure performance on preventive care
Common questions
AWV FAQs
How does CareTrack help with Annual Wellness Visits?
We complete the Health Risk Assessment with each patient before the visit (by phone or online form, with text and email reminders), and the completed HRA is integrated into your EHR before the patient arrives. Your provider spends the appointment on the patient instead of the questionnaire.
What does the Annual Wellness Visit include?
A Health Risk Assessment covering medical and family history, current health risks, and vitals, which the provider uses to build a personalized prevention plan. No physical exam is required.
Who can perform an Annual Wellness Visit?
AWVs can be conducted at primary care facilities, specialty practices, and urgent care clinics. They're free to the patient (no copay) and reimbursed to the provider.
Which patients are eligible for an AWV?
Patients who've had Medicare Part B for at least a year and haven't had a Welcome to Medicare visit (IPPE) or an AWV in the last 12 months. After the HRA is complete, the rest of the service can be carried out by a healthcare professional.
More questions? See the full FAQ or contact us.
See AWV running on your EHR
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