G8961 — Cardiac stress imaging test primarily performed on low-risk surgery patient for preoperative evaluation within 30 days preceding this surgery

Codes adjacent to G8961

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8961 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

• G8952Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, reason not given
• G8953All quality actions for the applicable measures in the oncology measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
• G8955Most recent assessment of adequacy of volume management documented
• G8956Patient receiving maintenance hemodialysis in an outpatient dialysis facility
• G8957Patient not receiving maintenance hemodialysis in an outpatient dialysis facilityterminated
• G8958Assessment of adequacy of volume management not documented, reason not given
• G8959Clinician treating major depressive disorder communicates to clinician treating comorbid conditionterminated
• G8960Clinician treating major depressive disorder did not communicate to clinician treating comorbid condition, reason not giventerminated
• G8962Cardiac stress imaging test performed on patient for any reason including those who did not have low risk surgery or test that was performed more than 30 days preceding low risk surgery
• G8963Cardiac stress imaging performed primarily for monitoring of asymptomatic patient who had pci within 2 yearsterminated
• G8964Cardiac stress imaging test performed primarily for any other reason than monitoring of asymptomatic patient who had pci within 2 years (e.g., symptomatic patient, patient greater than 2 years since pci, initial evaluation, etc)terminated
• G8965Cardiac stress imaging test primarily performed on low chd risk patient for initial detection and risk assessmentterminated
• G8966Cardiac stress imaging test performed on symptomatic or higher than low chd risk patient or for any reason other than initial detection and risk assessmentterminated
• G8967Fda approved oral anticoagulant is prescribed
• G8968Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing an fda-approved anticoagulant (e.g., present or planned atrial appendage occlusion or ligation or patient being currently enrolled in a clinical trial related to af/atrial flutter treatment)
• G8969Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing an oral anticoagulant that is fda approved for the prevention of thromboembolism (e.g., patient preference for not receiving anticoagulation)

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