HCPCS G0444

Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes

Current codeAnnual Wellness Visits31 hospitals with prices

Description from CMS's HCPCS Level II code file.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicaid (state program): Washington Apple Health fee-for-service. Applies only to Medicaid enrollees.

Prices for HCPCS G0444 by hospital
Hospital	Medicaid (state program) rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Cascade Medical CenterLeavenworth	$12.821 plan	$19.20	$24.00
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland	—	$71.20	$89.00
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$11.05Doctor’s fee: $20.80 – $32.50	$17.00Doctor’s fee: $32.00 – $50.00
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$16.83	$33.00

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $21.75 in an office; $8.63 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $19.36 in an office; $8.10 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $38.28 (APC 5821)

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as HCPCS G0444:

G0444P (with a letter after it, P; 4 price lines)
G0444T (with a letter after it, T; 2 price lines)