M1489 – Patient status documented
HCPCS Level II code · M codes: Medical Services and Quality Measures
HCPCS codeM1489
- Long description
- Patient status documented
- Short description
- Pt status doc
- 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, 2026
- Last change
- January 1, 2026 – No change
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code M1489?
M1489 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient status documented.
Does Medicare cover M1489?
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
- M1481 – Patients receiving hospice or palliative care or who died during the measurement period
- M1482 – Positive/detectable hepatitis c virus quantitative or qualitative rna test result during the denominator identification period
- M1483 – Patients who achieve sustained virological response as identified by an hcv rna test (cpt 87522) or (cpt 87521) with a negative/undetectable hcv rna result that occurred 20 weeks to 12 months after the first positive/detectable hcv rna test result within the denominator identification period
- M1484 – Patients who did not have a repeat hcv rna labs performed for medical reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient with limited life expectancy, delay in treatment of hcv related to treatment of hiv, hbv, hepatocellular carcinoma, decompensated cirrhosis)
- M1485 – Patients who did not achieve sustained virological response as identified by an hcv rna test (cpt 87522) or (cpt 87521) with a negative/undetectable hcv rna result that occurred 20 weeks to 12 months after the first positive/detectable hcv rna test result within the denominator identification period
- M1486 – Patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility (snf) during the period of evaluation
- M1487 – Patients in hospice in the year before or during the period of evaluation
- M1488 – Patients with a diagnosis for dementia in the year before or during the period of evaluation
- M1490 – Patient status not documented
- M1491 – Receiving esrd mcp dialysis services by the provider during the performance period
- M1492 – Patients who did not report a fall
- M1493 – Documentation of falls not performed due to medical reasons (e.g., syncope, vertigo and related disorders, restless leg syndrome, tourette syndrome/tic disorder, back pain, concussion/mild traumatic brain injury (mtbi), cervical dystonia, or epilepsy)
- M1494 – Patients that reported a fall since the last visit
- M1495 – Patients that reported a fall occurred who had a plan of care for falls documented or patients that did not report a fall
- M1496 – Patients that had a fall who did not have a plan of care for falls documented or do not have documentation of being assessed for falls
- M1497 – Documentation of falls not performed due to medical reasons (e.g., syncope, vertigo and related disorders, restless leg syndrome, tourette syndrome/tic disorder, back pain, concussion/mild traumatic brain injury (mtbi), cervical dystonia, or epilepsy)
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.