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HCPCS Level II/M-Codes/M1188

M1188 HCPCS Level II Code: Patients with a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (ckd) stage 5

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, 2023

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 a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (ckd) stage 5 is a HCPCS Level II code (M1188). CMS assigns coverage code C — Carrier judgment. Short description: Pt w/ ckd stg 5.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to M1188 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • M1183 — Documentation of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy held and corticosteroids or immunosuppressants prescribed or administered
  • M1184 — Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing or administering corticosteroid or immunosuppressant treatment (e.g., allergy, intolerance, infectious etiology, pancreatic insufficiency, hyperthyroidism, prior bowel surgical interventions, celiac disease, receiving other medication, awaiting diagnostic workup results for alternative etiologies, other medical reasons/contraindication)
  • M1185 — Documentation of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy not held and/or corticosteroids or immunosuppressants prescribed or administered was not performed, reason not given
  • M1186 — Patients who have an order for or are receiving hospice or palliative care
  • M1187 — Patients with a diagnosis of end stage renal disease (esrd)
  • M1189 — Documentation of a kidney health evaluation defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (egfr) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uacr) performed
  • M1190 — Documentation of a kidney health evaluation was not performed or defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (egfr) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uacr)
  • M1191 — Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period
  • M1192 — Patients with an existing diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
  • M1193 — Surgical pathology reports that contain impression or conclusion of or recommendation for testing of mmr by immunohistochemistry, msi by dna-based testing status, or both