Medicare Coverage & Payment

Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
Payment category: Service not separately priced (pricing indicator 00)
BETOS: Z2 — Undefined codes
Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2023

Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Leg pain as measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively was less than or equal to 3.0 or leg pain measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively demonstrated an improvement of 5.0 points or greater is a HCPCS Level II code (G2146). CMS assigns coverage code C — Carrier judgment. Short description: Leg pain vas 9-15mo <= 3.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G2146 in its code family, with their registry titles.

G2141 — Leg pain measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively was greater than 3.0 and leg pain measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale within three months preoperatively and at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively demonstrated improvement of less than 5.0 points
G2142 — Functional status measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively was less than or equal to 22 or functional status measured by the odi version 2.1a within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively demonstrated an improvement of 30 points or greater
G2143 — Functional status measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively was greater than 22 and functional status measured by the odi version 2.1a within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively demonstrated an improvement of less than 30 points
G2144 — Functional status measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) at three months (6-20 weeks) postoperatively was less than or equal to 22 or functional status measured by the odi version 2.1a within three months preoperatively and at three months (6-20 weeks) postoperatively demonstrated an improvement of 30 points or greater
G2145 — Functional status measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively was greater than 22 and functional status measured by the odi version 2.1a within three months preoperatively and at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively demonstrated an improvement of less than 30 points
G2147 — Leg pain measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively was greater than 3.0 and leg pain measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively demonstrated improvement of less than 5.0 points
G2148 — Multimodal pain management was used
G2149 — Documentation of medical reason(s) for not using multimodal pain management (e.g., allergy to multiple classes of analgesics, intubated patient, hepatic failure, patient reports no pain during pacu stay, other medical reason(s))
G2150 — Multimodal pain management was not used
G2151 — Documentation stating patient has a diagnosis of a degenerative neurological condition such as als, ms, or parkinson's diagnosed at any time before or during the episode of care