HCPCS G-Codes
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)

Temporary G codes are assigned to services and procedures that are under review before being included in the CPT coding system. Payment for these services is under the jurisdiction of the local carriers.

• G6040

  Alcohol (ethanol); any specimen except breath

• G6041

  Alkaloids, urine, quantitative

• G6042

  Amphetamine or methamphetamine

• G6043

  Barbiturates, not elsewhere specified

• G6044

  Cocaine or metabolite

• G6045

  Dihydrocodeinone

• G6046

  Dihydromorphinone

• G6047

  Dihydrotestosterone

• G6048

  Dimethadione

• G6049

  Epiandrosterone

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  Continued

• G6050

  Ethchlorvynol

• G6051

  Flurazepam

• G6052

  Meprobamate

• G6053

  Methadone

• G6054

  Methsuximide

• G6055

  Nicotine

• G6056

  Opiate(s), drug and metabolites, each procedure

• G6057

  Phenothiazine

• G6058

  Drug confirmation, each procedure

• G8126

  Patient with a diagnosis of major depression documented as being treated with antidepressant medication during the entire 84 day (12 week) acute treatment phase

• G8127

  Patient with a diagnosis of major depression not documented as being treated with antidepressant medication during the entire 84 day (12 week) acute treatment phase

• G8128

  Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for antidepressant medication during the entire 12 week acute treatment phase measure

• G8395

  Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) >= 40% or documentation as normal or mildly depressed left ventricular systolic function

• G8396

  Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) not performed or documented

• G8397

  Dilated macular or fundus exam performed, including documentation of the presence or absence of macular edema and level of severity of retinopathy

• G8398

  Dilated macular or fundus exam not performed

• G8399

  Patient with documented results of a central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) ever being performed

• G8400

  Patient with central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) results not documented, reason not given

• G8401

  Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for screening

• G8404

  Lower extremity neurological exam performed and documented

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  Continued

• G8405

  Lower extremity neurological exam not performed

• G8406

  Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for lower extremity neurological exam measure

• G8410

  Footwear evaluation performed and documented

• G8415

  Footwear evaluation was not performed

• G8416

  Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for footwear evaluation measure

• G8417

  Bmi is documented above normal parameters and a follow-up plan is documented

• G8418

  Bmi is documented below normal parameters and a follow-up plan is documented

• G8419

  Bmi documented outside normal parameters, no follow-up plan documented, no reason given

• G8420

  Bmi is documented within normal parameters and no follow-up plan is required

• G8421

  Bmi not documented and no reason is given

• G8422

  Bmi not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible for bmi calculation

• G8427

  Eligible clinician attests to documenting in the medical record they obtained, updated, or reviewed the patient's current medications

• G8428

  Current list of medications not documented as obtained, updated, or reviewed by the eligible clinician, reason not given

• G8430

  Documentation of a medical reason(s) for not documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient's current medications list (e.g., patient is in an acute health crisis where time is of the essence and delay of treatment would jeopardize the patient's health status)

• G8431

  Screening for depression is documented as being positive and a follow-up plan is documented

• G8432

  Depression screening not documented, reason not given

• G8433

  Screening for depression not completed, documented patient or medical reason

• G8442

  Pain assessment not documented as being performed, documentation the patient is not eligible for a pain assessment using a standardized tool at the time of the encounter

• G8450

  Beta-blocker therapy prescribed

• G8451

  Beta-blocker therapy for lvef <=40% not prescribed for reasons documented by the clinician (e.g., low blood pressure, fluid overload, asthma, patients recently treated with an intravenous positive inotropic agent, allergy, intolerance, other medical reasons, patient declined, other patient reasons)