M1283 – Patient screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco user
HCPCS Level II code · M codes: Medical Services and Quality Measures
HCPCS codeM1283
- Long description
- Patient screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco user
- Short description
- Pt scrn tbco and id as user
- 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 M1283?
M1283 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco user.
Does Medicare cover M1283?
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
- M1275 – Patients determined to be in hospice were excluded from month of evaluation and the remainder of reporting period
- M1276 – Bmi documented outside normal parameters, no follow-up plan documented, no reason given
- M1277 – Colorectal cancer screening results documented and reviewed
- M1278 – Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, and the indicated follow-up is documented
- M1279 – Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, reason not given
- M1280 – Women who had a bilateral mastectomy or who have a history of a bilateral mastectomy or for whom there is evidence of a right and a left unilateral mastectomy
- M1281 – Blood pressure reading not documented, reason not given
- M1282 – Patient screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco non-user
- M1284 – Patients age 66 or older in institutional special needs plans (snp) or residing in long term care with pos code 32, 33, 34, 54, or 56 for more than 90 consecutive days during the measurement period
- M1285 – Screening, diagnostic, film, digital or digital breast tomosynthesis (3d) mammography results were not documented and reviewed, reason not otherwise specified
- M1286 – Bmi is documented as being outside of normal parameters, follow-up plan is not completed for documented medical reason
- M1287 – Bmi is documented below normal parameters and a follow-up plan is documented
- M1288 – Documented reason for not screening or recommending a follow-up for high blood pressure
- M1289 – Patient identified as tobacco user did not receive tobacco cessation intervention during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement period (counseling and/or pharmacotherapy)
- M1290 – Patient not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension
- M1291 – Patients 66 years of age and older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.