G8843 HCPCS - DOCUMENTATION OF REASON(S) FOR NOT MEASURING AN APNEA HYPOPNEA INDEX (AHI), A RESPIRATORY DISTURBANCE INDEX (RDI), OR A RESPIRATORY EVENT INDEX (REI) WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF INITIAL EVALUATION FOR SUSPECTED OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA (E.G., MEDICAL, NEUROLOGICAL, OR PSYCHIATRIC DISEASE THAT PROHIBITS SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A SLEEP STUDY, PATIENTS FOR WHOM A SLEEP STUDY WOULD PRESENT A BIGGER RISK THAN BENEFIT OR WOULD POSE AN UNDUE BURDEN, DEMENTIA, PATIENTS WHO DECLINE AHI/RDI/REI MEASUREMENT, PATIENTS WHO HAD A FINANCIAL REASON FOR NOT COMPLETING TESTING, TEST WAS ORDERED BUT NOT COMPLETED, PATIENTS DECLINE BECAUSE THEIR INSURANCE (PAYER) DOES NOT COVER THE EXPENSE))

Code Information

• HCPCS Code: G8843
• Sequence Number: 0010
• Short Description: Doc reas no ahi or rdi
• Long Description: Documentation of reason(s) for not measuring an apnea hypopnea index (ahi), a respiratory disturbance index (rdi), or a respiratory event index (rei) within 2 months of initial evaluation for suspected obstructive sleep apnea (e.g., medical, neurological, or psychiatric disease that prohibits successful completion of a sleep study, patients for whom a sleep study would present a bigger risk than benefit or would pose an undue burden, dementia, patients who decline ahi/rdi/rei measurement, patients who had a financial reason for not completing testing, test was ordered but not completed, patients decline because their insurance (payer) does not cover the expense))
• Date Added: 1/1/2012
• Action Code: N - No maintenance for this code
• Action Effective Date: 1/1/2023
• Classification: Temporary Procedures & Professional Services
• Coding System: HCPCS