G9226 HCPCS - FOOT EXAMINATION PERFORMED (INCLUDES EXAMINATION THROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION, SENSORY EXAM WITH 10-G MONOFILAMENT PLUS TESTING ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: VIBRATION USING 128-HZ TUNING FORK, PINPRICK SENSATION, ANKLE REFLEXES, OR VIBRATION PERCEPTION THRESHOLD, AND PULSE EXAM; REPORT WHEN ALL OF THE 3 COMPONENTS ARE COMPLETED)

Code Information

HCPCS Code: G9226
Sequence Number: 0010
Short Description: 3 comp foot exam completed
Long Description: Foot examination performed (includes examination through visual inspection, sensory exam with 10-g monofilament plus testing any one of the following: vibration using 128-hz tuning fork, pinprick sensation, ankle reflexes, or vibration perception threshold, and pulse exam; report when all of the 3 components are completed)
Date Added: 1/1/2014
Action Code: N - No maintenance for this code
Action Effective Date: 1/1/2016
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	G9226
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	Foot examination performed (includes examination through visual inspection, sensory exam with 10-g monofilament plus testing any one of the following: vibration using 128-hz tuning fork, pinprick sensation, ankle reflexes, or vibration perception threshold, and pulse exam; report when all of the 3 components are completed)
HCPCS Short Description	3 comp foot exam completed
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	1/1/2014
HCPCS Action Effective Date	1/1/2016
HCPCS Action Code	N - No maintenance for this code