G2180 — Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for evaluation of footwear as patient is bilateral lower extremity amputee
G2180 is a HCPCS Level II code for clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for evaluation of footwear as patient is bilateral lower extremity amputee. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Physician fee schedule statusM
Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for G2180
- Long descriptor
- Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for evaluation of footwear as patient is bilateral lower extremity amputee
- Short descriptor
- Inelig footwr eval
- Added
- January 1, 2021
- BETOS
- Z2
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to G2180
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G2180 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G2172All inclusive payment for services related to highly coordinated and integrated opioid use disorder (oud) treatment services furnished for the demonstration project
- G2173Uri episodes where the patient had a comorbid condition during the 12 months prior to or on the episode date (e.g., tuberculosis, neutropenia, cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary edema, respiratory failure, rheumatoid lung disease)
- G2174Uri episodes where the patient is taking antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date
- G2175Episodes where the patient had a comorbid condition during the 12 months prior to or on the episode date (e.g., tuberculosis, neutropenia, cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary edema, respiratory failure, rheumatoid lung disease)
- G2176Outpatient, ed, or observation visits that result in an inpatient admission
- G2177Acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis episodes when the patient had a new or refill prescription of antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date
- G2178Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for lower extremity neurological exam measure, for example patient bilateral amputee; patient has condition that would not allow them to accurately respond to a neurological exam (dementia, alzheimer's, etc.); patient has previously documented diabetic peripheral neuropathy with loss of protective sensation
- G2179Clinician documented that patient had medical reason for not performing lower extremity neurological exam
- G2181Bmi not documented due to medical reason or patient refusal of height or weight measurement
- G2182Patient receiving first-time biologic and/or immune response modifier therapy
- G2183Documentation patient unable to communicate and informant not available
- G2184Patient does not have a caregiver
- G2185Documentation caregiver is trained and certified in dementia care
- G2186Patient /caregiver dyad has been referred to appropriate resources and connection to those resources is confirmed
- G2187Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: head trauma
- G2188Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: new or change in headache above 50 years of age
Questions about G2180
What is HCPCS code G2180?
G2180 is a HCPCS Level II code for clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for evaluation of footwear as patient is bilateral lower extremity amputee. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G2180?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G2180 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
How is G2180 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G2180 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.