G8781 HCPCS - DOCUMENTATION OF MEDICAL REASON(S) FOR PATIENT NOT RECEIVING COUNSELING FOR DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (E.G., PATIENTS WITH PALLIATIVE GOALS OR FOR WHOM TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION WITH STANDARD TREATMENT GOALS IS NOT CLINICALLY APPROPRIATE)

Code Information

HCPCS Code: G8781
Sequence Number: 0010
Short Description: Doc med reas no counsel diet
Long Description: Documentation of medical reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)
Date Added: 1/1/2012
Action Code: N - No maintenance for this code
Action Effective Date: 1/1/2015
Classification: Temporary Procedures & Professional Services
Coding System: HCPCS

Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code: M5B - Specialist - psychiatry
Type Of Service Code:
- 1 - Whole blood only eff 01/96, whole blood or packed red cells before 01/96

Pricing Indicator Code:
- 00 - Service not separately priced by part B (e.G., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.)
Multiple Pricing Indicator Code: 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99')
Coverage Issues Manual Reference Section Number:
N/A
Medicare Carriers Manual Reference Section Number:
N/A
Coverage Code: C - Carrier judgment

Field Name	Field Value
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Code	G8781
HCPCS Sequence Number	0010
HCPCS Record Identification Code	3 - First line of procedure record also contains detail information in positions 92-275
HCPCS Long Description	Documentation of medical reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)
HCPCS Short Description	Doc med reas no counsel diet
HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code 1	00 - Service not separately priced by part B (e.G., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.)
HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code	9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99')
HCPCS Coverage Code	C - Carrier judgment
HCPCS Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code	M5B - Specialist - psychiatry
HCPCS Type Of Service Code 1	1 - Whole blood only eff 01/96, whole blood or packed red cells before 01/96
HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity	0
HCPCS Code Added Date	1/1/2012
HCPCS Action Effective Date	1/1/2015
HCPCS Termination Date	12/31/2014
HCPCS Action Code	N - No maintenance for this code