M1256 – Prior history of known cvd
HCPCS Level II code · M codes: Medical Services and Quality Measures
HCPCS codeM1256
- Long description
- Prior history of known cvd
- Short description
- Prior history of known cvd
- 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
Z2Undefined codes- Added
- January 1, 2024
- Last change
- January 1, 2024 – No change
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code M1256?
M1256 is a HCPCS Level II code for prior history of known cvd.
Does Medicare cover M1256?
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 M codes
- M1248 – Patient responded "completely true" for the question of patient felt this provider and team saw me as a person, not just someone with a medical problem
- M1249 – Patient responded "completely true" for the question of patient felt this provider and team understood what is important to me in my life
- M1250 – Patient responded as "completely true" for the question of patient felt heard and understood by this provider and team
- M1251 – Patients for whom a proxy completed the entire hu survey on their behalf for any reason (no patient involvement)
- M1252 – Patients who did not complete at least one of the four patient experience hu survey items and return the hu survey within 60 days of the ambulatory palliative care visit
- M1253 – Patients who respond on the patient experience hu survey that they did not receive care by the listed ambulatory palliative care provider in the last 60 days (disavowal)
- M1254 – Patients who were deceased when the hu survey reached them
- M1255 – Patients who have another reason for visiting the clinic [not prenatal or postpartum care] and have a positive pregnancy test but have not established the clinic as an ob provider (e.g., plan to terminate the pregnancy or seek prenatal services elsewhere)
- M1257 – Cvd risk assessment not performed or incomplete (e.g., cvd risk assessment was not documented), reason not otherwise specified
- M1258 – Cvd risk assessment performed, have a documented calculated risk score
- M1259 – Patient status documented within the first year of initiating dialysis
- M1260 – Patient status not documented within the first year of initiating dialysis
- M1261 – Patients that were on the kidney or kidney-pancreas waitlist prior to initiation of dialysis
- M1262 – Patients who had a transplant prior to initiation of dialysis
- M1263 – Patients in hospice on their initiation of dialysis date or during the month of evaluation
- M1264 – Patients age 75 or older on their initiation of dialysis date
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.