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Codes: g8496

g8496

g8496 is a valid HCPCS code for 2023. It's used to specify:
All quality actions for the applicable measures in the preventive care measures group have been performed for this patient

g8496- HCPCS Details

HCPCS Code

g8496

Description

Short Description
Prev care mg qual act perfrm
Long Description
All quality actions for the applicable measures in the preventive care measures group have been performed for this patient

A code denoting Medicare coverage status.

HCPCS Coverage Code ⓘ

C

A code denoting the change made to a procedure or modifier code within the HCPCS system.

HCPCS Action Code ⓘ
N =
No maintenance for this code

Code used to identify the appropriate methodology for developing unique pricing amounts under part B. A procedure may have one to four pricing codes.

HCPCS Pricing Indicator ⓘ
00 =
Service not separately priced by part B (e.G. services not covered bundled used by part a only etc.)

Code used to identify instances where a procedure could be priced under multiple methodologies.

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')

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS) classification categories are used to analyze Medicare costs. All Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) procedure codes are assigned to a BETOS category.

BETOS Classification ⓘ

M5D =
Specialist - other

The carrier assigned CMS type of service which describes the particular kind(s) of service represented by the procedure code.

Type of Service ⓘ

1 =
Medical care
( )

Effective date of action to a procedure or modifier code

Effective Date ⓘ

01/01/2017

The year the HCPCS code was added to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System.

Date Added ⓘ

01/01/2009
Termination Date
12/31/2016

The HCPCS Code Section that this code belongs to. It's typically denoted by the first letter in the code.

Code Section ⓘ

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