G9737 – Patient unable to complete the elbow/wrist/hand fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available

Long description

Patient unable to complete the elbow/wrist/hand fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available

Short description

Pt unbl cmplt ewh fs prom

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, 2017

Last change

January 1, 2020 – No change

Nearby G codes

• G9729 – Patient unable to complete the lepf prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
• G9730 – Patient refused to participate
• G9731 – Patient unable to complete the lepf prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
• G9732 – Patient refused to participate
• G9733 – Patient unable to complete the low back fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
• G9734 – Patient refused to participate
• G9735 – Patient unable to complete the shoulder fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
• G9736 – Patient refused to participate
• G9738 – Patient refused to participate
• G9739 – Patient unable to complete the general orthopedic fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
• G9740 – Hospice services given to patient any time during the measurement period
• G9741 – Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
• G9742 – Psychiatric symptoms assessed
• G9743 – Psychiatric symptoms not assessed, reason not otherwise specified
• G9744 – Patient not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension
• G9745 – Documented reason for not screening or recommending a follow-up for high blood pressure