G0479Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; any number of devices or procedures by instrumented chemistry analyzers utilizing immunoassay, enzyme assay, tof, maldi, ldtd, desi, dart, ghpc, gc mass spectrometry), includes sample validation when performed, per date of service

Long descriptor

Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; any number of devices or procedures by instrumented chemistry analyzers utilizing immunoassay, enzyme assay, tof, maldi, ldtd, desi, dart, ghpc, gc mass spectrometry), includes sample validation when performed, per date of service

Short descriptor

Drug test presump not opt

Code family

G — Procedures and professional services (temporary)

Status

Terminated Dec 31, 2016

Added to HCPCS

Jan 1, 2016

Action effective date

Jan 1, 2017

Termination date

Dec 31, 2016

Medicare coverage code

C — Carrier judgment

Pricing indicator

21 — Clinical lab fee schedule (national limitation amount)

NOC list

Not on the CMS NOC list

Maximum units per day (CMS Medically Unlikely Edits)

No published MUE for G0479. CMS keeps some MUE values confidential, so this does not mean there is no daily unit limit.

Quarterly history

No authoritative public data was located for this field.

No CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk rows were located. CMS notes its crosswalks are not a comprehensive list of all NDCs.

Drugs whose NDCs CMS crosswalks to G0479

No authoritative public data was located for this field.

CMS cross-references

• Official CMSThis code cross-references80307(not in the imported HCPCS files)

CMS cross-reference codes point a deleted or non-Medicare code to a valid code or range; they are not necessarily one-to-one replacements.

• Coverage documents for G0479 NCDs, LCDs, and Billing & Coding articles in the CMS Medicare Coverage Database that mention “G0479”. Covered diagnosis codes are listed in the articles.
• Self-administered drug (SAD) exclusion lists Drugs each MAC excludes from “incident to” Part B coverage because they are usually self-administered.
• Find your Medicare contractor (MAC) A/B and DME MAC jurisdictions by state — local coverage and prior-authorization rules come from your MAC.
• CMS discarded drug (JW/JZ) guidance When the JW and JZ modifiers are required for drugs from single-dose containers.
• NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits CMS MUE tables and quarterly changes for practitioner, outpatient hospital, and DME claims.

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All imported releases, checksums, and import reports are listed on the data sources page.

• A HCPCS code being valid does not mean Medicare or any other payer covers the item; coverage is determined by the payer and the MAC.
• CMS publishes NDC–HCPCS crosswalks to support ASP-based Part B payment; they are not a comprehensive list of NDCs that may be billed with this code.
• Payment limits are national Medicare Part B limits per billing unit, before deductible, coinsurance, and sequestration. They are not commercial payer rates.
• Hospital outpatient (OPPS) payment rates and status indicators are not included in this release.
• MUE values are the published CMS NCCI limits for Medicare fee-for-service claims; other payers may apply their own unit limits, and CMS keeps some MUE values confidential.