2024 HCPCS Code G8843
Documentation of reason(s) for not measuring an apnea hypopnea index (ahi), a respiratory disturbance index (rdi), or a respiratory event index (rei) within 2 months of initial evaluation for suspected obstructive sleep apnea (e.g., medical, neurological, or psychiatric disease that prohibits successful completion of a sleep study, patients for whom a sleep study would present a bigger risk than benefit or would pose an undue burden, dementia, patients who decline ahi/rdi/rei measurement, patients who had a financial reason for not completing testing, test was ordered but not completed, patients decline because their insurance (payer) does not cover the expense))
| Short Description | Doc reas no ahi or rdi |
HCPCS Coverage Code 
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C = Carrier judgment |
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HCPCS Action Code
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N = No maintenance for this code |
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HCPCS Action Effective Date
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January 01, 2023 |
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HCPCS Code Added Date
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January 01, 2012 |
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HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code
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00 = Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.) |
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HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code
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9 = Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established(pricing indicator is '99') |
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HCPCS Type Of Service Code
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1 = Medical care |
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HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity
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0 |