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HCPCS Level II/G-Codes/G2188

G2188 HCPCS Level II Code: Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: new or change in headache above 50 years of age

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, 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

Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: new or change in headache above 50 years of age is a HCPCS Level II code (G2188). CMS assigns coverage code C — Carrier judgment. Short description: Pt 50 yrs w/clin ind hd.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G2188 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • G2183 — Documentation patient unable to communicate and informant not available
  • 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
  • G2189 — Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: abnormal neurologic exam
  • G2190 — Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: headache radiating to the neck
  • G2191 — Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: positional headaches
  • G2192 — Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: temporal headaches in patients over 55 years of age
  • G2193 — Patients with clinical indications for imaging of the head: new onset headache in pre-school children or younger (<6 years of age)