G2185 – Documentation caregiver is trained and certified in dementia care

Long description

Documentation caregiver is trained and certified in dementia care

Short description

Caregiver dem trained

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

Nearby G codes

• G2177 – Acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis episodes when the patient had a new or refill prescription of antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date
• G2178 – Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for lower extremity neurological exam measure, for example patient bilateral amputee; patient has condition that would not allow them to accurately respond to a neurological exam (dementia, alzheimer's, etc.); patient has previously documented diabetic peripheral neuropathy with loss of protective sensation
• G2179 – Clinician documented that patient had medical reason for not performing lower extremity neurological exam
• G2180 – Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for evaluation of footwear as patient is bilateral lower extremity amputee
• G2181 – Bmi not documented due to medical reason or patient refusal of height or weight measurement
• G2182 – Patient receiving first-time biologic and/or immune response modifier therapy
• G2183 – Documentation patient unable to communicate and informant not available
• G2184 – Patient does not have a caregiver
• G2186 – Patient /caregiver dyad has been referred to appropriate resources and connection to those resources is confirmed
• G2187 – Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: head trauma
• G2188 – Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: new or change in headache above 50 years of age
• G2189 – Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: abnormal neurologic exam
• G2190 – Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: headache radiating to the neck
• G2191 – Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: positional headaches
• G2192 – Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: temporal headaches in patients over 55 years of age
• G2193 – Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: new onset headache in pre-school children or younger (<6 years of age)