G8979 – Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, projected goal status, at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting

Long description

Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, projected goal status, at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting

Short description

Mobility goal status

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

M5D Specialist - other

Added

January 1, 2013

Last change

January 1, 2020 – No change

Termination date

December 31, 2019

Nearby G codes

• G8971 – Warfarin or another oral anticoagulant that is fda approved not prescribed, reason not given
• G8972 – One or more high risk factors for thromboembolism or more than one moderate risk factor for thromboembolism
• G8973 – Most recent hemoglobin (hgb) level < 10 g/dl
• G8974 – Hemoglobin level measurement not documented, reason not given
• G8975 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for patient having a hemoglobin level < 10 g/dl (e.g., patients who have non-renal etiologies of anemia [e.g., sickle cell anemia or other hemoglobinopathies, hypersplenism, primary bone marrow disease, anemia related to chemotherapy for diagnosis of malignancy, postoperative bleeding, active bloodstream or peritoneal infection], other medical reasons)
• G8976 – Most recent hemoglobin (hgb) level >= 10 g/dl
• G8977 – I intend to report the oncology measures group
• G8978 – Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, current status, at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervals
• G8980 – Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, discharge status, at discharge from therapy or to end reporting
• G8981 – Changing & maintaining body position functional limitation, current status, at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervals
• G8982 – Changing & maintaining body position functional limitation, projected goal status, at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting
• G8983 – Changing & maintaining body position functional limitation, discharge status, at discharge from therapy or to end reporting
• G8984 – Carrying, moving & handling objects functional limitation, current status, at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervals
• G8985 – Carrying, moving and handling objects, projected goal status, at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting
• G8986 – Carrying, moving & handling objects functional limitation, discharge status, at discharge from therapy or to end reporting
• G8987 – Self care functional limitation, current status, at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervals