HCPCS code G8949 — Doc pt reas on counsel diet. Status: Deleted. Effective Jan 1, 2015. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

G8949

Deleted

Doc pt reas on counsel diet

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)

Code G8949 has been deleted from the HCPCS Level II set.

Termination date: Dec 31, 2014. Claims with a date of service on or after this day will be denied under this code.

No successor code has been identified. Consult the CMS HCPCS Update Summary for guidance.

Category: Procedures
Section: G-codes: Procedures / Professional Services
Effective: Jan 1, 2015
Terminated: Dec 31, 2014
Code type: alphanumeric