HCPCS Code G8886

Most recent blood pressure under control

Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)

G8886 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Most recent blood pressure under control or just “Bp under control” for short, used in Medical care.

HCPCS Code Details - G8886

HCPCS Level II Code
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G8886
Description

Long description:
Most recent blood pressure under control

Short description:
Bp under control

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, 2015
Date added Added Jan 01, 2012
Termination date Dec 31, 2014
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 G8885 · Biopsy results not reviewed, communicated, tracked or documented

  • HCPCS G8476 · Most recent blood pressure has a systolic measurement of < 140 mmhg and a diastolic measurement of < 90 mmhg

  • HCPCS G8477 · Most recent blood pressure has a systolic measurement of >= 140 mmhg and/or a diastolic measurement of >= 90 mmhg

  • HCPCS G8888 · Most recent blood pressure not under control, results documented and reviewed

  • HCPCS G8887 · Documentation of medical reason(s) for most recent blood pressure not being under control (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)

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”