G0408 – Follow-up inpatient consultation, complex, physicians typically spend 35 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth

Long description

Follow-up inpatient consultation, complex, physicians typically spend 35 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth

Short description

Inpt/tele follow up 35

Pricing indicator

11 Priced using national RVUs (Physician Fee Schedule)

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

M6 Consultations

Added

January 1, 2009

Last change

January 1, 2012 – No change

Nearby G codes

• G0399 – Home sleep test (hst) with type iii portable monitor, unattended; minimum of 4 channels: 2 respiratory movement/airflow, 1 ecg/heart rate and 1 oxygen saturation
• G0400 – Home sleep test (hst) with type iv portable monitor, unattended; minimum of 3 channels
• G0402 – Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment
• G0403 – Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination with interpretation and report
• G0404 – Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report, performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination
• G0405 – Electrocardiogram, routine ecg with 12 leads; interpretation and report only, performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination
• G0406 – Follow-up inpatient consultation, limited, physicians typically spend 15 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth
• G0407 – Follow-up inpatient consultation, intermediate, physicians typically spend 25 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth
• G0409 – Social work and psychological services, directly relating to and/or furthering the patient's rehabilitation goals, each 15 minutes, face-to-face; individual (services provided by a corf-qualified social worker or psychologist in a corf)
• G0410 – Group psychotherapy other than of a multiple-family group, in a partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient setting, approximately 45 to 50 minutes
• G0411 – Interactive group psychotherapy, in a partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient setting, approximately 45 to 50 minutes
• G0412 – Open treatment of iliac spine(s), tuberosity avulsion, or iliac wing fracture(s), unilateral or bilateral for pelvic bone fracture patterns which do not disrupt the pelvic ring includes internal fixation, when performed
• G0413 – Percutaneous skeletal fixation of posterior pelvic bone fracture and/or dislocation, for fracture patterns which disrupt the pelvic ring, unilateral or bilateral, (includes ilium, sacroiliac joint and/or sacrum)
• G0414 – Open treatment of anterior pelvic bone fracture and/or dislocation for fracture patterns which disrupt the pelvic ring, unilateral or bilateral, includes internal fixation when performed (includes pubic symphysis and/or superior/inferior rami)
• G0415 – Open treatment of posterior pelvic bone fracture and/or dislocation, for fracture patterns which disrupt the pelvic ring, unilateral or bilateral, includes internal fixation, when performed (includes ilium, sacroiliac joint and/or sacrum)
• G0416 – Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examinations, for prostate needle biopsy, any method