G8970 — No risk factors or one moderate risk factor for thromboembolism

Codes adjacent to G8970

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8970 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

• 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)
• G8971Warfarin or another oral anticoagulant that is fda approved not prescribed, reason not giventerminated
• G8972One or more high risk factors for thromboembolism or more than one moderate risk factor for thromboembolismterminated
• G8973Most recent hemoglobin (hgb) level < 10 g/dlterminated
• G8974Hemoglobin level measurement not documented, reason not giventerminated
• G8975Documentation of medical reason(s) for patient having a hemoglobin level < 10 g/dl (e.g., patients who have non-renal etiologies of anemia [e.g., sickle cell anemia or other hemoglobinopathies, hypersplenism, primary bone marrow disease, anemia related to chemotherapy for diagnosis of malignancy, postoperative bleeding, active bloodstream or peritoneal infection], other medical reasons)terminated
• G8976Most recent hemoglobin (hgb) level >= 10 g/dlterminated
• G8977I intend to report the oncology measures groupterminated
• G8978Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, current status, at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervalsterminated

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