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HCPCS Level II/M-Codes/M1344

M1344 HCPCS Level II Code: Patients who did not have a baseline pam score and/or a second score within 4 to 12 months of baseline pam score

Medicare Coverage & Payment

  • Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
  • Payment category: Service not separately priced (pricing indicator 00)
  • BETOS: Z2
  • Effective: January 1, 2025

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 who did not have a baseline pam score and/or a second score within 4 to 12 months of baseline pam score is a HCPCS Level II code (M1344) for a Medicare-covered supply, service, or procedure. Short description: No bsln/2nd pam score 4-12mo.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to M1344 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • M1339 — Patients who had follow-up assessment 30 to 180 days after the index assessment who demonstrated positive improvement or maintenance of functioning scores during the performance period
  • M1340 — Index assessment completed using the 12-item whodas 2.0 or sds during the denominator identification period
  • M1341 — Patients who did not have a follow-up assessment or did not have an assessment within 30 to 180 days after the index assessment during the performance period
  • M1342 — Patients who died during the performance period
  • M1343 — Patients who are at pam level 4 at baseline or patients who are flagged with extreme straight line response sets on the pam or with excessive missing responses
  • M1345 — Patients who had a baseline pam score and a second score within 4 to 12 month of baseline pam score
  • M1346 — Patients who did not have a net increase in pam score of at least 6 points within a 4 to 12 month period
  • M1347 — Patients who achieved a net increase in pam score of at least 3 points in a 4 to 12 month period (passing)
  • M1348 — Patients who achieved a net increase in pam score of at least 6-points in a 4 to 12 month period (excellent)
  • M1349 — Patients who did not have a net increase in pam score of at least 3 points within a 4 to 12 month period