HCPCS Code G9949

Leg pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively

Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)

G9949 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Leg pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively or just “Leg pain no vas” for short, used in High risk screening mammography.

HCPCS Code Details - G9949

HCPCS Level II Code
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G9949
Description

Long description:
Leg pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively

Short description:
Leg pain no vas

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 00 - Physician Fee Schedule And Non-Physician Practitioners - Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Multiple pricing indicator 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
Coverage code C - Carrier judgment
BETOS2 code Z2 - Undefined codes
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service B - High risk screening mammography
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2023
Date added Added Jan 01, 2018
HCPCS Coding Procedures

HCPCS Modifiers

In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.

Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
“NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment

See also

  • HCPCS G9948 · Patient had any additional spine procedures performed on the same date as the lumbar discectomy/laminectomy

  • HCPCS G9947 · Leg pain was measured by the visual analog scale (vas) within three months preoperatively and at three months (6 to 20 weeks) postoperatively

  • HCPCS M1052 · Leg pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively

  • HCPCS M1053 · Leg pain was measured by the visual analog scale (vas) within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively

  • HCPCS G9954 · Patient exhibits 2 or more risk factors for post-operative vomiting

1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”