G8396 HCPCS Level II Code: Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) not performed or documented
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Lvef not performed
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Payment category: Service not separately priced (pricing indicator 00)
- BETOS: M5D — Specialist - other
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2008
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.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of G8396 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Nearest codes
- G8395 — Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) >= 40% or documentation as normal or mildly depressed left ventricular systolic function[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G8397 — Dilated macular or fundus exam performed, including documentation of the presence or absence of macular edema and level of severity of retinopathy[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G8398 — Dilated macular or fundus exam not performed[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G8399 — Patient with documented results of a central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) ever being performed[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
Change history
- January 1, 2008 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Sources for this page
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- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
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Change history
- January 1, 2008Added to the code setLeft ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) not performed or documented
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G8396 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G8395 — Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) >= 40% or documentation as normal or mildly depressed left ventricular systolic function
- G8397 — Dilated macular or fundus exam performed, including documentation of the presence or absence of macular edema and level of severity of retinopathy
- G8398 — Dilated macular or fundus exam not performed
- G8399 — Patient with documented results of a central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) ever being performed