HCPCS code G8887
Documentation of medical reason(s) for most recent blood pressure not being under control (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)
What G8887 means
G8887 (Doc med reas bp not control) belongs to the HCPCS Level II G series (Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)). Its Medicare coverage status is Carrier judgment. Medicare coverage is left to the judgment of the local Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), so check your MAC's local coverage determinations.
Part B pricing: Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.).
Code details
- Short description
- Doc med reas bp not control
- Coverage code
- C = Carrier judgment
- Pricing indicator
- 00 = Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.)
- Multiple pricing indicator
- 9 = Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established(pricing indicator is '99')
- Type of service
- 1 = Medical care
- Action code
- N = No maintenance for this code
- Action effective date
- January 01, 2015
- Code added date
- January 01, 2012
- Data year
- 2026
Questions about G8887
What is HCPCS code G8887?
HCPCS code G8887 is a Level II code in the G series (Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)). Its full description is: "Documentation of medical reason(s) for most recent blood pressure not being under control (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)"
Is G8887 a CPT code?
No. G8887 is a HCPCS Level II code maintained by CMS, not a CPT (Level I) code from the American Medical Association. People often search for it as a CPT code because both code sets are reported on the same claims.
Does Medicare cover HCPCS code G8887?
The Medicare coverage code for G8887 is "Carrier judgment". Medicare coverage is left to the judgment of the local Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), so check your MAC's local coverage determinations.
When was HCPCS code G8887 added?
G8887 was added to the HCPCS code set on January 01, 2012. The most recent action on it (No maintenance for this code) took effect on January 01, 2015.
Nearby G codes
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- G8884Clinician documented reason that patient's biopsy results were not reviewed
- G8885Biopsy results not reviewed, communicated, tracked or documented
- G8886Most recent blood pressure under control
- G8888Most recent blood pressure not under control, results documented and reviewed
- G8889No documentation of blood pressure measurement, reason not given
- G8890Most recent ldl-c under control, results documented and reviewed
- G8891Documentation of medical reason(s) for most recent ldl-c not under control (e.g., patients with palliative goals for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)
- G8892Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing ldl-c test (e.g. patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)