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HCPCS Level II/G-Codes/G2183

G2183 HCPCS Level II Code: Documentation patient unable to communicate and informant not available

Medicare Coverage & Payment

  • Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
  • Payment category: Service not separately priced (pricing indicator 00)
  • BETOS: Z2
  • Effective: January 1, 2021

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

Documentation patient unable to communicate and informant not available is a HCPCS Level II code (G2183) for a Medicare-covered supply, service, or procedure. Short description: Doc pt unable comm.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G2183 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • G2178 — Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for lower extremity neurological exam measure, for example patient bilateral amputee; patient has condition that would not allow them to accurately respond to a neurological exam (dementia, alzheimer's, etc.); patient has previously documented diabetic peripheral neuropathy with loss of protective sensation
  • G2179 — Clinician documented that patient had medical reason for not performing lower extremity neurological exam
  • G2180 — Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for evaluation of footwear as patient is bilateral lower extremity amputee
  • G2181 — Bmi not documented due to medical reason or patient refusal of height or weight measurement
  • G2182 — Patient receiving first-time biologic and/or immune response modifier therapy
  • G2184 — Patient does not have a caregiver
  • G2185 — Documentation caregiver is trained and certified in dementia care
  • G2186 — Patient /caregiver dyad has been referred to appropriate resources and connection to those resources is confirmed
  • G2187 — Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: head trauma
  • G2188 — Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: new or change in headache above 50 years of age