Field Name |
Field Value |
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Code |
G9536 |
HCPCS Sequence Number |
0010 |
HCPCS Record Identification Code |
3 - First line of procedure record also contains detail information in positions 92-275 |
HCPCS Long Description |
Documentation of medical reason(s) for ordering an advanced brain imaging study (i.e., patient has an abnormal neurological examination; patient has the coexistence of seizures, or both; recent onset of severe headache; change in the type of headache; signs of increased intracranial pressure (e.g., papilledema, absent venous pulsations on funduscopic examination, altered mental status, focal neurologic deficits, signs of meningeal irritation); hiv-positive patients with a new type of headache; immunocompromised patient with unexplained headache symptoms; patient on coagulopathy/anti-coagulation or anti-platelet therapy; very young patients with unexplained headache symptoms) |
HCPCS Short Description |
Doc med reas adv brain image |
HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code 1 |
00 - Service not separately priced by part B (e.G., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.) |
HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code |
9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99') |
HCPCS Coverage Code |
C - Carrier judgment |
HCPCS Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code |
Z2 - Undefined codes |
HCPCS Type Of Service Code 1 |
1 - Whole blood only eff 01/96, whole blood or packed red cells before 01/96 |
HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity |
0 |
HCPCS Code Added Date |
1/1/2016 |
HCPCS Action Effective Date |
1/1/2016 |
HCPCS Action Code |
N - No maintenance for this code |