M1196 — Initial (index visit) numeric rating scale (nrs), visual rating scale (vrs), or itchyquant assessment score of greater than or equal to 4

Codes adjacent to M1196

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If M1196 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

• M1188Patients with a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (ckd) stage 5
• M1189Documentation of a kidney health evaluation defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (egfr) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uacr) performed
• M1190Documentation of a kidney health evaluation was not performed or defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (egfr) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uacr)
• M1191Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period
• M1192Patients with an existing diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
• M1193Surgical pathology reports that contain impression or conclusion of or recommendation for testing of mmr by immunohistochemistry, msi by dna-based testing status, or both
• M1194Documentation of medical reason(s) surgical pathology reports did not contain impression or conclusion of or recommendation for testing of mmr by immunohistochemistry, msi by dna-based testing status, or both tests were not included (e.g., patient will not be treated with checkpoint inhibitor therapy, no residual carcinoma is present in the sample [tissue exhausted or status post neoadjuvant treatment], insufficient tumor for testing)
• M1195Surgical pathology reports that do not contain impression or conclusion of or recommendation for testing of mmr by immunohistochemistry, msi by dna-based testing status, or both, reason not given
• M1197Itch severity assessment score is reduced by 3 or more points from the initial (index) assessment score to the follow-up visit score
• M1198Itch severity assessment score was not reduced by at least 3 points from initial (index) score to the follow-up visit score or assessment was not completed during the follow-up encounter
• M1199Patients receiving rrt
• M1200Ace inhibitor (ace-i) or arb therapy prescribed during the measurement period
• M1201Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing ace inhibitor (ace-i) or arb therapy during the measurement period (e.g., pregnancy, history of angioedema to ace-i, other allergy to ace-i and arb, hyperkalemia or history of hyperkalemia while on ace-i or arb therapy, acute kidney injury due to ace-i or arb therapy), other medical reasons)
• M1202Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing ace inhibitor or arb therapy during the measurement period, (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)
• M1203Ace inhibitor or arb therapy not prescribed during the measurement period, reason not given
• M1204Initial (index visit) numeric rating scale (nrs), visual rating scale (vrs), or itchyquant assessment score of greater than or equal to 4

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