Moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea (apnea hypopnea index (ahi) or respiratory disturbance index (rdi) of 15 or greater)
Code effective Jan 01, 2012
HCPCS Section
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
G8846 is a valid 2026 HCPCS code meaning Moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea (apnea hypopnea index (ahi) or respiratory disturbance index (rdi) of 15 or greater) or (Mod or severe osa) for short. HCPCS G8846 has been effective since 01/01/2012 and applies to Medical care.
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HCPCS Level II Code Section G - Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes) |
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| HCPCS Code | G8846 |
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| Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
| 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.)
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| Multiple pricing indicator |
9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
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| Coverage code | C - Carrier judgment |
| BETOS2 code | M5B - Specialist - psychiatry |
| HCPCS Action code | N - No maintenance for this code |
| Type of service | 1 - Medical care |
| Effective date | Effective Jan 01, 2012 |
| Date added | Added Jan 01, 2012 |
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