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# 99385 New patient preventive visit, ages 18 to 39

CPT · [BillingBrief summary](#source)

An initial comprehensive preventive medicine visit (annual physical) for a new patient aged 18 through 39.

## What to know

-   Preventive codes are chosen by patient age.
-   If a significant separate problem is addressed, a problem-oriented E/M code may be added with modifier 25.

## Related codes

-   [`99384` New patient preventive visit, ages 12 to 17 CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99384/)
-   [`99386` New patient preventive visit, ages 40 to 64 CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99386/)
-   [`99395` Established patient preventive visit, ages 18 to 39 CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99395/)

## From the source

This is BillingBrief’s own explanation, not the official CPT descriptor. For the official code set, see the [American Medical Association](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt).

Code set

CPT

Category

Preventive medicine

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