HCPCS Code M1197

Itch severity assessment score is reduced by 3 or more points from the initial (index) assessment score to the follow-up visit score

Medical services

M1197 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Itch severity assessment score is reduced by 3 or more points from the initial (index) assessment score to the follow-up visit score or just “Isa reduced >=3 fr ixv” for short, used in Medical care.

HCPCS Code Details - M1197

HCPCS Level II Code
Medical services
HCPCS Code M1197
Description

Long description:
Itch severity assessment score is reduced by 3 or more points from the initial (index) assessment score to the follow-up visit score

Short description:
Isa reduced >=3 fr ixv

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 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2024
Date added Added Jan 01, 2023
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 M1196 · Initial (index visit) numeric rating scale (nrs), visual rating scale (vrs), or itchyquant assessment score of greater than or equal to 4

  • HCPCS M1198 · Itch severity assessment score was not reduced by at least 3 points from initial (index) score to the follow-up visit score or assessment was not completed during the follow-up encounter

  • HCPCS M1205 · Itch severity assessment score is reduced by 3 or more points from the initial (index) assessment score to the follow-up visit score

  • HCPCS M1206 · Itch severity assessment score was not reduced by at least 3 points from initial (index) score to the follow-up visit score or assessment was not completed during the follow-up encounter

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”