HCPCS Code Details - G9790

HCPCS Level II Code
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G9790
Description

Long description:
Most recent bp is greater than 140/90 mm hg, or blood pressure not documented

Short description:
Most rct bp >/= 140/90

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 Z2 - Undefined codes
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, 2017
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 G9789 · Blood pressure recorded during inpatient stays, emergency room visits, or urgent care visits

  • HCPCS G9788 · Most recent bp is less than or equal to 140/90 mm hg

  • HCPCS G9791 · Most recent tobacco status is tobacco free


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”