Documentation of patient reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patient is not willing to discuss diet or exercise interventions to help control blood pressure, or the patient said he/she refused to make these changes)

G8949
HCPCS Code

2023 HCPCS
Billable/Valid Code

G8949 is a valid 2023 HCPCS Code that could be used to indicate Documentation of patient reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patient is not willing to discuss diet or exercise interventions to help control blood pressure, or the patient said he/she refused to make these changes) for reimbursement purposes.

G8949 belongs to Medical Care Type of Service and has been in effect since Jan 01, 2015.

Short description for G8949 HCPCS code:

Doc pt reas on counsel diet

HCPCS G8949

G8949 code information

HCPCS code:	G8949
Description:	DOCUMENTATION OF PATIENT REASON(S) FOR PATIENT NOT RECEIVING COUNSELING FOR DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (E.G., PATIENT IS NOT WILLING TO DISCUSS DIET OR EXERCISE INTERVENTIONS TO HELP CONTROL BLOOD PRESSURE, OR THE PATIENT SAID HE/SHE REFUSED TO MAKE THESE CHANGES)
Effective Date:	Jan 01, 2015
Added Date:	Jan 01, 2013
Termination Date:	HCPCS G8949 was terminated on Dec 31, 2014
Pricing indicator:	`00` - SERVICE NOT SEPARATELY PRICED BY PART B (E.G., SERVICES NOT COVERED, BUNDLED, USED BY PART A ONLY, ETC.) PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE AND NON-PHYSICIAN PRACTITIONERS
Multi Pricing indicator:	`9` - NOT APPLICABLE AS HCPCS NOT PRICED SEPARATELY BY PART B (PRICING INDICATOR IS 00) OR VALUE IS NOT ESTABLISHED (PRICING INDICATOR IS ´99´)
Coverage code:	`C` - CARRIER JUDGMENT
BETOS code:	`M5B` - SPECIALIST - PSYCHIATRY
Action code:	`N` - NO MAINTENANCE FOR THIS CODE
Type of Service:	`1` - MEDICAL CARE
Anesthesia BUQ:	0