HCPCS Code Details - G8473

HCPCS Level II Code
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G8473
Description

Long description:
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy prescribed

Short description:
Ace/arb thxpy rx'd

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 M5D - Specialist - other
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2008
Date added Added Jan 01, 2008
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 G8465 · High or very high risk of recurrence of prostate cancer

  • HCPCS G2092 · Angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) or angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (arni) therapy prescribed or currently being taken

  • HCPCS G2096 · Angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) or angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (arni) therapy was not prescribed, reason not given

  • HCPCS G8474 · Angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy not prescribed for reasons documented by the clinician (e.g., allergy, intolerance, pregnancy, renal failure due to ace inhibitor, diseases of the aortic or mitral valve, other medical reasons) or (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)

  • HCPCS G8475 · Angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy not prescribed, reason not given


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”