HCPCS Code G8725
Fasting lipid profile performed (triglycerides, ldl-c, hdl-c and total cholesterol)
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
G8725 is a valid 2025 HCPCS code for Fasting lipid profile performed (triglycerides, ldl-c, hdl-c and total cholesterol) or just “Lipid profile perf doc” for short, used in Medical care.
| HCPCS Level II Code Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes) |
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| HCPCS Code | G8725 |
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| Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
| 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.)
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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, 2017 |
| Date added | Added Jan 01, 2012 |
| Termination date | Dec 31, 2016 |
| 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
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HCPCS G8724 · Pt category, pn category and histologic grade were not documented in the pathology report, reason not given
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HCPCS G8728 · Fasting lipid profile not performed, reason not given
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HCPCS G8726 · Clinician has documented reason for not performing fasting lipid profile (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)
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”
