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# 99387 New patient preventive visit, age 65 and older

CPT · [BillingBrief summary](#source)

An initial comprehensive preventive medicine visit for a new patient aged 65 or older.

## What to know

-   Medicare doesn't cover routine physicals. Medicare patients usually get the Welcome to Medicare visit (G0402) or an Annual Wellness Visit (G0438, G0439) instead.

## Related codes

-   [`99386` New patient preventive visit, ages 40 to 64 CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99386/)
-   [`99397` Established patient preventive visit, age 65 and older CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/99397/)
-   [`G0402` Initial preventive physical examination HCPCS](https://billingbrief.com/hcpcs/g0402/)
-   [`G0438` Annual wellness visit HCPCS](https://billingbrief.com/hcpcs/g0438/)

## 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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