HCPCS code G0304 — Pre-op service lvrs 1-9 dos. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 2004. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

G0304

Active

Pre-op service lvrs 1-9 dos

Pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, 1 to 9 days of services

Category: Procedures
Section: G-codes: Procedures / Professional Services
Effective: Jan 1, 2004
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: S — Significant procedure — not subject to multiple procedure reduction
OPPS APC: 5723

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of G0304 Medicare will pay for one beneficiary on one date of service. Claims exceeding the MUE are denied or returned for review.

Service Type Max Units / Day
Outpatient Hospital 1
Practitioner Services 1

Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits

NCCI Edits

The following codes cannot be billed together with G0304 without appropriate documentation.

Column 2 Code Modifier
G0380 Modifier may bypass edit
G0381 Modifier may bypass edit
G0382 Modifier may bypass edit
G0383 Modifier may bypass edit
G0384 Modifier may bypass edit
G0463 Modifier may bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)

NCCI Edits — Reverse Direction

G0304 cannot be billed together with the following column 1 codes without appropriate documentation.

Column 1 Code Modifier
G0302 Modifier cannot bypass edit
G0303 Modifier cannot bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)