g8846 is a valid HCPCS code for 2023. It's used to specify:
Moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea (apnea hypopnea index (ahi) or respiratory disturbance index (rdi) of 15 or greater)
g8846- HCPCS Details
Updated: May 23, 2023
HCPCS Code
g8846
Description
Short Description
Mod or severe osa
Long Description
Moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea (apnea hypopnea index (ahi) or respiratory disturbance index (rdi) of 15 or greater)
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 ⓘ
M5B =
Specialist - psychiatry
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
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Effective date of action to a procedure or modifier code
Effective Date ⓘ
01/01/2012
The year the HCPCS code was added to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System.
Date Added ⓘ
01/01/2012
Termination Date
-
The HCPCS Code Section that this code belongs to. It's typically denoted by the first letter in the code.
