HCPCS Code G8730

Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool and a follow-up plan is documented

Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)

G8730 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool and a follow-up plan is documented or just “Pain doc pos and plan” for short, used in Medical care.

HCPCS Code Details - G8730

HCPCS Level II Code
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G8730
Description

Long description:
Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool and a follow-up plan is documented

Short description:
Pain doc pos and plan

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 M5B - Specialist - psychiatry
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2021
Date added Added Jan 01, 2012
Termination date Dec 31, 2020
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 G8728 · Fasting lipid profile not performed, reason not given

  • HCPCS G8509 · Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool, follow-up plan not documented, reason not given

  • HCPCS G8939 · Pain assessment documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible at the time of the encounter

  • HCPCS G8731 · Pain assessment using a standardized tool is documented as negative, no follow-up plan required

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”