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HCPCS Level II/M-Codes/M1148

M1148 HCPCS Level II Code: Ongoing care not possible because the patient self-discharged early (e.g., financial or insurance reasons, transportation problems, or reason unknown)

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

Ongoing care not possible because the patient self-discharged early (e.g., financial or insurance reasons, transportation problems, or reason unknown) is a HCPCS Level II code (M1148). CMS assigns coverage code C — Carrier judgment. Short description: Pt self dschg.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to M1148 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • M1143 — Initiated episode of rehabilitation therapy, medical, or chiropractic care for neck impairment
  • M1144 — Ongoing care not indicated, patient seen only 1-2 visits (e.g., home program only, referred to another provider or facility, consultation only
  • M1145 — Most favored nation (mfn) model drug add-on amount, per dose, (do not bill with line items that have the jw modifier)
  • M1146 — Ongoing care not clinically indicated because the patient needed a home program only, referral to another provider or facility, or consultation only, as documented in the medical record
  • M1147 — Ongoing care not medically possible because the patient was discharged early due to specific medical events, documented in the medical record, such as the patient became hospitalized or scheduled for surgery
  • M1149 — Patient unable to complete the neck fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility, and an adequate proxy is not available
  • M1150 — Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) less than or equal to 40% or documentation of moderately or severely depressed left ventricular systolic function
  • M1151 — Patients with a history of heart transplant or with a left ventricular assist device (lvad)
  • M1152 — Patients with a history of heart transplant or with a left ventricular assist device (lvad)
  • M1153 — Patient with diagnosis of osteoporosis on date of encounter