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)

Code Added Date: 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

Code Type

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

Billing Information

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

      HCPCS Record

      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

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