HCPCS Code G9890

Bridge payment: a one-time payment for the first medicare diabetes prevention program (mdpp) core session, core maintenance session, or ongoing maintenance session furnished by an mdpp supplier to an mdpp beneficiary during months 1-24 of the mdpp expanded model (em) who has previously received mdpp services from a different mdpp supplier under the mdpp expanded model. a supplier may only receive one bridge payment per mdpp beneficiary
Code effective Apr 01, 2018

HCPCS Section
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)

G9890 is a valid 2026 HCPCS code meaning Bridge payment: a one-time payment for the first medicare diabetes prevention program (mdpp) core session, core maintenance session, or ongoing maintenance session furnished by an mdpp supplier to an mdpp beneficiary during months 1-24 of the mdpp expanded model (em) who has previously received mdpp services from a different mdpp supplier under the mdpp expanded model. a supplier may only receive one bridge payment per mdpp beneficiary or (Em bridge payment) for short. HCPCS G9890 has been effective since 04/01/2018 and applies to Medical care.

HCPCS Code Details - G9890

HCPCS Level II Code
Section G - Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G9890
Description

Long description:
Bridge payment: a one-time payment for the first medicare diabetes prevention program (mdpp) core session, core maintenance session, or ongoing maintenance session furnished by an mdpp supplier to an mdpp beneficiary during months 1-24 of the mdpp expanded model (em) who has previously received mdpp services from a different mdpp supplier under the mdpp expanded model. a supplier may only receive one bridge payment per mdpp beneficiary

Short description:
Em bridge payment

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 Y1 - Other - Medicare fee schedule
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Apr 01, 2018
Date added Added Apr 01, 2018

See also

  • HCPCS G9888 · Maintenance 5% wl from baseline weight in months 7-12

  • HCPCS G9891 · Mdpp session reported as a line-item on a claim for a payable mdpp expanded model (em) hcpcs code for a session furnished by the billing supplier under the mdpp expanded model and counting toward achievement of the attendance performance goal for the payable mdpp expanded model hcpcs code (this code is for reporting purposes only)

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