G8939 – Pain assessment documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible at the time of the encounter
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG8939
- Long description
- Pain assessment documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible at the time of the encounter
- Short description
- Pain as doc positive, no f/u
- Pricing indicator
00Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)- Medicare coverage
CCarrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor- BETOS category
M5BSpecialist - psychiatry- Added
- January 1, 2013
- Last change
- January 1, 2021 – No change
- Termination date
- December 31, 2020
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G8939?
G8939 is a HCPCS Level II code for pain assessment documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible at the time of the encounter. It was discontinued on December 31, 2020.
Does Medicare cover G8939?
The HCPCS file lists coverage code C: Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor. Coverage and payment also depend on local coverage determinations and the patient’s plan.
Nearby G codes
- G8931 – Assessment of depression severity not documented, reason not given
- G8932 – Suicide risk assessed at the initial evaluation
- G8933 – Suicide risk not assessed at the initial evaluation, reason not given
- G8934 – Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) <=40% or documentation of moderately or severely depressed left ventricular systolic function
- G8935 – Clinician prescribed angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy
- G8936 – Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy (eg, allergy, intolerance, pregnancy, renal failure due to ace inhibitor, diseases of the aortic or mitral valve, other medical reasons) or (eg, patient declined, other patient reasons)
- G8937 – Clinician did not prescribe angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy, reason not given
- G8938 – Bmi is documented as being outside of normal parameters, follow-up plan is not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible
- G8940 – Screening for depression documented as positive, a follow-up plan not completed, documented reason
- G8941 – Elder maltreatment screen documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible for follow-up plan at the time of the encounter
- G8942 – Functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool is documented within the previous 30 days and a care plan, based on identified deficiencies is documented within two days of the functional outcome assessment
- G8943 – Ldl-c result not present or not within 12 months prior
- G8944 – Ajcc melanoma cancer stage 0 through iic melanoma
- G8946 – Minimally invasive biopsy method attempted but not diagnostic of breast cancer (e.g., high risk lesion of breast such as atypical ductal hyperplasia, lobular neoplasia, atypical lobular hyperplasia, lobular carcinoma in situ, atypical columnar hyperplasia, flat epithelial atypia, radial scar, complex sclerosing lesion, papillary lesion, or any lesion with spindle cells)
- G8947 – One or more neuropsychiatric symptoms
- G8948 – No neuropsychiatric symptoms
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.