HCPCS Code Details - G8934

HCPCS Level II Code
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G8934
Description

Long description:
Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) <=40% or documentation of moderately or severely depressed left ventricular systolic function

Short description:
Lvef <=40% or dep lv sys fcn

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 C - Change in long description of procedure or modifier code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2025
Date added Added Jan 01, 2013
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 G8933 · Suicide risk not assessed at the initial evaluation, reason not given

  • HCPCS G8694 · Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) < = 40% or documentation of moderate or severe lvsd

  • HCPCS G8923 · Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) <= 40% or documentation of moderately or severely depressed left ventricular systolic function

  • HCPCS M1150 · Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) less than or equal to 40% or documentation of moderately or severely depressed left ventricular systolic function

  • HCPCS G8935 · Clinician prescribed angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy


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”