G8943 HCPCS Level II Code: Ldl-c result not present or not within 12 months prior

Contextual Map

Every relationship of G8943 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 (40)

• G8923 — Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) <= 40% or documentation of moderately or severely depressed left ventricular systolic function[Sibling]
• G8924 — Spirometry results documented (fev1/fvc < 70%)[Sibling]
• G8925 — Spirometry test results demonstrate fev1 >= 60% fev1/fvc >= 70%, predicted or patient does not have copd symptoms[Sibling]
• G8926 — Spirometry test not performed or documented, reason not given[Sibling]
• G8927 — Adjuvant chemotherapy referred, prescribed or previously received for ajcc stage iii, colon cancer[Sibling]
• G8928 — Adjuvant chemotherapy not prescribed or previously received, for documented reasons (e.g., medical co-morbidities, diagnosis date more than 5 years prior to the current visit date, patient's diagnosis date is within 120 days of the end of the 12 month reporting period, patient's cancer has metastasized, medical contraindication/allergy, poor performance status, other medical reasons, patient refusal, other patient reasons, patient is currently enrolled in a clinical trial that precludes prescription of chemotherapy, other system reasons)[Sibling]
• G8929 — Adjuvant chemotherapy not prescribed or previously received, reason not given[Sibling]
• G8930 — Assessment of depression severity at the initial evaluation[Sibling]
• and 32 more

Change history (2)

• January 1, 2015 — Removed from the code set [Change history]
• and 1 more

Sources for this page

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Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes

CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update

Change history and date-of-service validity

CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger

Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder-derived

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All data sources and release dates

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G8943 in its code family, with their registry titles.

• G8938 — Bmi is documented as being outside of normal parameters, follow-up plan is not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible
• G8939 — Pain assessment documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible at the time of the encounter
• G8940 — Screening for depression documented as positive, a follow-up plan not completed, documented reason
• G8941 — Elder maltreatment screen documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible for follow-up plan at the time of the encounter
• G8942 — Functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool is documented within the previous 30 days and a care plan, based on identified deficiencies is documented within two days of the functional…
• G8944 — Ajcc melanoma cancer stage 0 through iic melanoma
• G8946 — Minimally invasive biopsy method attempted but not diagnostic of breast cancer (e.g., high risk lesion of breast such as atypical ductal hyperplasia, lobular neoplasia, atypical lobular hyperplasia,…
• G8947 — One or more neuropsychiatric symptoms
• G8948 — No neuropsychiatric symptoms
• G8949 — Documentation of patient reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patient is not willing to discuss diet or exercise interventions to help control blood…