M1288 – Documented reason for not screening or recommending a follow-up for high blood pressure
HCPCS Level II code · M codes: Medical Services and Quality Measures
HCPCS codeM1288
- Long description
- Documented reason for not screening or recommending a follow-up for high blood pressure
- Short description
- Doc rsn no hbp scrn or f/u
- 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 M1288?
M1288 is a HCPCS Level II code for documented reason for not screening or recommending a follow-up for high blood pressure.
Does Medicare cover M1288?
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
- 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
- M1283 – Patient screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco 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
- 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
- M1292 – Patients 66 years of age and older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
- M1293 – Bmi is documented above normal parameters and a follow-up plan is documented
- M1294 – Normal blood pressure reading documented, follow-up not required
- M1295 – Patients with a diagnosis or past history of total colectomy or colorectal cancer
- M1296 – Bmi is documented within normal parameters and no follow-up plan is required
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.