M1408 – Patients who have germline brca testing completed before diagnosis of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer
HCPCS Level II code · M codes: Medical Services and Quality Measures
HCPCS codeM1408
- Long description
- Patients who have germline brca testing completed before diagnosis of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer
- Short description
- Gmln brca bef dx ca
- 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, 2025
- Last change
- January 1, 2025 – No change
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code M1408?
M1408 is a HCPCS Level II code for patients who have germline brca testing completed before diagnosis of epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.
Does Medicare cover M1408?
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
- M1400 – Patients who died during the follow-up period
- M1401 – Stages i-iii breast cancer
- M1402 – Patients receiving an initial chemotherapy regimen with a defined duration with the eligible clinician or group
- M1403 – Patients with baseline and follow-up promis surveys documented in the medical record
- M1404 – Patients on a therapeutic clinical trial
- M1405 – Patients with recurrence/disease progression
- M1406 – Patients who leave the practice during the follow-up period
- M1407 – Patients who died during the follow-up period
- M1409 – Patients who received germline testing for brca1 and brca2 or genetic counseling completed within 6 months of diagnosis
- M1410 – Patients who did not have germline testing for brca1 and brca2 or genetic counseling completed within 6 months of diagnosis
- M1411 – Currently on first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors without chemotherapy
- M1412 – Patients with metastatic nsclc with epidermal growth factor receptor (egfr) mutations, alk genomic tumor aberrations, or other targetable genomic abnormalities with approved first-line targeted therapy, such as nsclc with ros1 rearrangement, braf v600e mutation, ntrk 1/2/3 gene fusion, met ex14 skipping mutation, and ret rearrangement
- M1413 – Patients who had a positive pd-l1 biomarker expression test result prior to the initiation of first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
- M1414 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing the pd-l1 biomarker expression test prior to initiation of first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (e.g., patient is in an urgent or emergent situation where delay of treatment would jeopardize the patient's health status; other medical reasons/contraindication)
- M1415 – Patients who did not have a positive pd-l1 biomarker expression test result prior to the initiation of first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
- M1416 – Patient received hospice services any time during the performance period
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.