G9944 – Back pain was measured by the visual analog scale (vas) within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively

Long description

Back pain was measured by the visual analog scale (vas) within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively

Short description

Vas 3 mon pre and 1 yr post

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, 2018

Last change

January 1, 2020 – No change

Termination date

December 31, 2019

Nearby G codes

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• G9941 – Back pain was measured by the visual analog scale (vas) within three months preoperatively and at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively
• G9942 – Patient had any additional spine procedures performed on the same date as the lumbar discectomy/laminectomy
• G9943 – Back pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively
• G9945 – Patient had cancer, acute fracture or infection related to the lumbar spine or patient had neuromuscular, idiopathic or congenital lumbar scoliosis
• G9946 – Back pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively
• G9947 – Leg pain was measured by the visual analog scale (vas) within three months preoperatively and at three months (6 to 20 weeks) postoperatively
• G9948 – Patient had any additional spine procedures performed on the same date as the lumbar discectomy/laminectomy
• G9949 – Leg pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively
• G9954 – Patient exhibits 2 or more risk factors for post-operative vomiting
• G9955 – Cases in which an inhalational anesthetic is used only for induction
• G9956 – Patient received combination therapy consisting of at least two prophylactic pharmacologic anti-emetic agents of different classes preoperatively and/or intraoperatively