G2179 – Clinician documented that patient had medical reason for not performing lower extremity neurological exam

Long description

Clinician documented that patient had medical reason for not performing lower extremity neurological exam

Short description

Med doc rsn no low ex

Pricing indicator

00 Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

Z2 Undefined codes

Added

January 1, 2021

Last change

January 1, 2021 – No change

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