Timeframe between Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs)

The exact timeframe between AWV is a little confusing.  Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are covered by Medicare at 12-month intervals. This means that 11 full calendar months must pass after the month in which a beneficiary had received an AWV.

For example, if AWV was performed on Jan 31, 2016 the patient is eligible to AWV starting from Jan 1, 2017

The exact day of the month doesn’t matter. AWV could have been done on Jan 1 or Jan 31 (or any other day of January) and the patient will be eligible for new AWV starting from January 1 next year.

This Year AWV Next Year Eligible AWV
Jan 1 – Jan 31 Jan 1
Feb 1 – Feb 28 Feb 1
Mar 1 – Mar 31 Mar 1
Apr 1 – Apr 30 Apr 1
May 1 – May 31 May 1
Jun 1 – Jun 30 Jun 1
Jul 1 – Jul 31 Jul 1
Aug 1 – Aug 31 Aug 1
Sep 1 – Sep 30 Sep 1
Oct 1 – Oct 31 Oct 1
Nov 1 – Nov 30 Nov 1
Dec 1 – Dec 31 Dec 1