G8903 — I intend to report the parkinson's disease measures group
G8903 is a HCPCS Level II code for i intend to report the parkinson's disease measures group. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2016 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G8903 on December 31, 2016. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
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.
The CMS record for G8903
- Long descriptor
- I intend to report the parkinson's disease measures group
- Short descriptor
- Parkinson's disease mg
- Added
- January 1, 2012
- Terminated
- December 31, 2016
- BETOS
- M5B
- 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.
When CMS retired it.
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 G8903
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8903 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G8894Ldl-c not performed, reason not giventerminated
- G8895Oral aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy prescribedterminated
- G8896Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing oral aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy (e.g., patient documented to be low risk or patient with terminal illness or treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate, or for whom risk of aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy exceeds potential benefits such as for individuals whose blood pressure is poorly controlled)terminated
- G8897Oral aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy was not prescribed, reason not giventerminated
- G8898I intend to report the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) measures groupterminated
- G8899I intend to report the inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) measures groupterminated
- G8900I intend to report the sleep apnea measures groupterminated
- G8902I intend to report the dementia measures groupterminated
- G8904I intend to report the hypertension (htn) measures groupterminated
- G8905I intend to report the cardiovascular prevention measures groupterminated
- G8906I intend to report the cataract measures groupterminated
- G8907Patient documented not to have experienced any of the following events: a burn prior to discharge; a fall within the facility; wrong site/side/patient/procedure/implant event; or a hospital transfer or hospital admission upon discharge from the facility
- G8908Patient documented to have received a burn prior to discharge
- G8909Patient documented not to have received a burn prior to discharge
- G8910Patient documented to have experienced a fall within asc
- G8911Patient documented not to have experienced a fall within ambulatory surgical center
Questions about G8903
What is HCPCS code G8903?
G8903 is a HCPCS Level II code for i intend to report the parkinson's disease measures group. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8903?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8903 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.
Is G8903 still valid?
No. G8903 was terminated on December 31, 2016 and should not be used on new claims.