G-code: Procedures and professional services (temporary) Procedures and professional services (temporary)
2,011 codes
Billing context
G-codes are temporary codes for professional services and procedures that would otherwise be coded in CPT.
| Code | Long descriptor | Payment limit (Q4 2026) | Added | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G6039 | Acetaminophen | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6040 | Alcohol (ethanol); any specimen except breath | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6041 | Alkaloids, urine, quantitative | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6042 | Amphetamine or methamphetamine | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6043 | Barbiturates, not elsewhere specifiedNOC / NOS | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6044 | Cocaine or metabolite | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6045 | Dihydrocodeinone | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6046 | Dihydromorphinone | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6047 | Dihydrotestosterone | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6048 | Dimethadione | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6049 | Epiandrosterone | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6050 | Ethchlorvynol | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6051 | Flurazepam | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6052 | Meprobamate | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6053 | Methadone | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6054 | Methsuximide | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6055 | Nicotine | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6056 | Opiate(s), drug and metabolites, each procedure | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6057 | Phenothiazine | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G6058 | Drug confirmation, each procedure | — | Jan 1, 2015 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G8126 | Patient with a diagnosis of major depression documented as being treated with antidepressant medication during the entire 84 day (12 week) acute treatment phase | — | Jan 1, 2006 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8127 | Patient with a diagnosis of major depression not documented as being treated with antidepressant medication during the entire 84 day (12 week) acute treatment phase | — | Jan 1, 2006 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8128 | Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for antidepressant medication during the entire 12 week acute treatment phase measure | — | Jan 1, 2006 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8395 | Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) >= 40% or documentation as normal or mildly depressed left ventricular systolic function | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8396 | Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) not performed or documented | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8397 | Dilated macular or fundus exam performed, including documentation of the presence or absence of macular edema and level of severity of retinopathy | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8398 | Dilated macular or fundus exam not performed | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2020 |
| G8399 | Patient with documented results of a central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) ever being performed | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8400 | Patient with central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) results not documented, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8401 | Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for screening | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8404 | Lower extremity neurological exam performed and documented | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8405 | Lower extremity neurological exam not performed | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8406 | Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for lower extremity neurological exam measure | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8410 | Footwear evaluation performed and documented | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8415 | Footwear evaluation was not performed | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8416 | Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for footwear evaluation measure | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8417 | Bmi is documented above normal parameters and a follow-up plan is documented | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8418 | Bmi is documented below normal parameters and a follow-up plan is documented | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8419 | Bmi documented outside normal parameters, no follow-up plan documented, no reason given | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8420 | Bmi is documented within normal parameters and no follow-up plan is required | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8421 | Bmi not documented and no reason is given | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8422 | Bmi not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible for bmi calculation | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2021 |
| G8427 | Eligible clinician attests to documenting in the medical record they obtained, updated, or reviewed the patient's current medications | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8428 | Current list of medications not documented as obtained, updated, or reviewed by the eligible clinician, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8430 | Documentation of a medical reason(s) for not documenting, updating, or reviewing the patient's current medications list (e.g., patient is in an acute health crisis where time is of the essence and delay of treatment would jeopardize the patient's health status) | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8431 | Screening for depression is documented as being positive and a follow-up plan is documented | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8432 | Depression screening not documented, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8433 | Screening for depression not completed, documented patient or medical reason | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8442 | Pain assessment not documented as being performed, documentation the patient is not eligible for a pain assessment using a standardized tool at the time of the encounter | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2020 |
| G8450 | Beta-blocker therapy prescribed | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8451 | Beta-blocker therapy for lvef <=40% not prescribed for reasons documented by the clinician (e.g., low blood pressure, fluid overload, asthma, patients recently treated with an intravenous positive inotropic agent, allergy, intolerance, other medical reasons, patient declined, other patient reasons) | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8452 | Beta-blocker therapy not prescribed | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8458 | Clinician documented that patient is not an eligible candidate for genotype testing; patient not receiving antiviral treatment for hepatitis c during the measurement period (e.g. genotype test done prior to the reporting period, patient declines, patient not a candidate for antiviral treatment) | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8460 | Clinician documented that patient is not an eligible candidate for quantitative rna testing at week 12; patient not receiving antiviral treatment for hepatitis c | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8461 | Patient receiving antiviral treatment for hepatitis c during the measurement period | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8464 | Clinician documented that prostate cancer patient is not an eligible candidate for adjuvant hormonal therapy; low or intermediate risk of recurrence or risk of recurrence not determined | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8465 | High or very high risk of recurrence of prostate cancer | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8473 | Angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy prescribed | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8474 | Angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy not prescribed for reasons documented by the clinician (e.g., allergy, intolerance, pregnancy, renal failure due to ace inhibitor, diseases of the aortic or mitral valve, other medical reasons) or (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons) | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8475 | Angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy not prescribed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8476 | Most recent blood pressure has a systolic measurement of < 140 mmhg and a diastolic measurement of < 90 mmhg | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8477 | Most recent blood pressure has a systolic measurement of >= 140 mmhg and/or a diastolic measurement of >= 90 mmhg | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8478 | Blood pressure measurement not performed or documented, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Active |
| G8482 | Influenza immunization administered or previously received | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2024 |
| G8483 | Influenza immunization was not administered for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient allergy or other medical reasons, patient declined or other patient reasons, vaccine not available or other system reasons) | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2024 |
| G8484 | Influenza immunization was not administered, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2024 |
| G8485 | I intend to report the diabetes mellitus (dm) measures group | — | Jul 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8486 | I intend to report the preventive care measures group | — | Jul 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8487 | I intend to report the chronic kidney disease (ckd) measures group | — | Jul 1, 2008 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8489 | I intend to report the coronary artery disease (cad) measures group | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8490 | I intend to report the rheumatoid arthritis (ra) measures group | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8491 | I intend to report the hiv/aids measures group | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8492 | I intend to report the perioperative care measures group | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8493 | I intend to report the back pain measures group | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8494 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the diabetes mellitus (dm) measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8495 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the chronic kidney disease (ckd) measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8496 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the preventive care measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8497 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8498 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the coronary artery disease (cad) measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8499 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the rheumatoid arthritis (ra) measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8500 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the hiv/aids measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8501 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the perioperative care measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8502 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the back pain measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8506 | Patient receiving angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (arb) therapy | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2023 |
| G8509 | Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool, follow-up plan not documented, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2020 |
| G8510 | Screening for depression is documented as negative, a follow-up plan is not required | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Active |
| G8511 | Screening for depression documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Active |
| G8530 | Autogenous av fistula received | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G8531 | Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for autogenous av fistula | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G8532 | Clinician documented that patient received vascular access other than autogenous av fistula, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G8535 | Elder maltreatment screen not documented; documentation that patient is not eligible for the elder maltreatment screen at the time of the encounter related to one of the following reasons: (1) patient refuses to participate in the screening and has reasonable decisional capacity for self-protection, or (2) patient is in an urgent or emergent situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment to perform the screening would jeopardize the patient's health status | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Active |
| G8536 | No documentation of an elder maltreatment screen, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Active |
| G8539 | Functional outcome assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool and a care plan based on identified deficiencies is documented within two days of the functional outcome assessment | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Active |
| G8540 | Functional outcome assessment not documented as being performed, documentation the patient is not eligible for a functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool at the time of the encounter | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Active |
| G8541 | Functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool not documented, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Active |
| G8542 | Functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool is documented; no functional deficiencies identified, care plan not required | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Active |
| G8543 | Documentation of a positive functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool; care plan not documented within two days of assessment, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Active |
| G8544 | I intend to report the coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) measures group | — | Jan 1, 2009 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8545 | I intend to report the hepatitis c measures group | — | Jan 1, 2010 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8547 | I intend to report the ischemic vascular disease (ivd) measures group | — | Jan 1, 2010 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |