HCPCS Code G8950

Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, and the indicated follow-up is documented
Code effective Jan 01, 2022

HCPCS Section
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)

G8950 is a valid 2026 HCPCS code meaning Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, and the indicated follow-up is documented or (Pre-htn or htn doc, f/u indc) for short. HCPCS G8950 has been effective since 01/01/2022 and applies to Medical care.

HCPCS Code Details - G8950
HCPCS Level II Code Section G - Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code	`G8950`
Description	Long description: Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, and the indicated follow-up is documented Short description: Pre-htn or htn doc, f/u indc
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	`M5B` - Specialist - psychiatry
HCPCS Action code	`N` - No maintenance for this code
Type of service	`1` - Medical care
Effective date	Effective Jan 01, 2022
Date added	Added Jan 01, 2013

HCPCS G8949 · Documentation of patient reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patient is not willing to discuss diet or exercise interventions to help control blood pressure, or the patient said he/she refused to make these changes)
HCPCS G8952 · Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, reason not given
HCPCS M1278 · Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, and the indicated follow-up is documented
HCPCS M1279 · Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, reason not given
HCPCS G8951 · Pre-hypertensive or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible

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”

HCPCS Level II codes and descriptors are approved and maintained jointly by the alpha-numeric editorial panel (consisting of CMS, the Health Insurance Association of America, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association). — Updated 6/23/2026

HCPCS Code G8950

HCPCS Code Details - G8950

See also

HCPCS G8949 · Documentation of patient reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patient is not willing to discuss diet or exercise interventions to help control blood pressure, or the patient said he/she refused to make these changes)

HCPCS G8952 · Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, reason not given

HCPCS M1278 · Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, and the indicated follow-up is documented

HCPCS M1279 · Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, reason not given

HCPCS G8951 · Pre-hypertensive or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible