G8962 – Cardiac stress imaging test performed on patient for any reason including those who did not have low risk surgery or test that was performed more than 30 days preceding low risk surgery

Long description

Cardiac stress imaging test performed on patient for any reason including those who did not have low risk surgery or test that was performed more than 30 days preceding low risk surgery

Short description

Csit on pt any reas 30 days

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

M5B Specialist - psychiatry

Added

January 1, 2013

Last change

January 1, 2013 – No change

Nearby G codes

• G8953 – All quality actions for the applicable measures in the oncology measures group have been performed for this patient
• G8955 – Most recent assessment of adequacy of volume management documented
• G8956 – Patient receiving maintenance hemodialysis in an outpatient dialysis facility
• G8957 – Patient not receiving maintenance hemodialysis in an outpatient dialysis facility
• G8958 – Assessment of adequacy of volume management not documented, reason not given
• G8959 – Clinician treating major depressive disorder communicates to clinician treating comorbid condition
• G8960 – Clinician treating major depressive disorder did not communicate to clinician treating comorbid condition, reason not given
• G8961 – Cardiac stress imaging test primarily performed on low-risk surgery patient for preoperative evaluation within 30 days preceding this surgery
• G8963 – Cardiac stress imaging performed primarily for monitoring of asymptomatic patient who had pci within 2 years
• G8964 – Cardiac stress imaging test performed primarily for any other reason than monitoring of asymptomatic patient who had pci within 2 years (e.g., symptomatic patient, patient greater than 2 years since pci, initial evaluation, etc)
• G8965 – Cardiac stress imaging test primarily performed on low chd risk patient for initial detection and risk assessment
• G8966 – Cardiac stress imaging test performed on symptomatic or higher than low chd risk patient or for any reason other than initial detection and risk assessment
• G8967 – Fda approved oral anticoagulant is prescribed
• G8968 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing an fda-approved anticoagulant (e.g., present or planned atrial appendage occlusion or ligation or patient being currently enrolled in a clinical trial related to af/atrial flutter treatment)
• G8969 – Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing an oral anticoagulant that is fda approved for the prevention of thromboembolism (e.g., patient preference for not receiving anticoagulation)
• G8970 – No risk factors or one moderate risk factor for thromboembolism