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HCPCS Level II/M-Codes/M1381

M1381 HCPCS Level II Code: Patients with secondary stroke (e.g., a subsequent stroke that may occur with vasospasm in the setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage) within 5 days of the initial procedure

M1381 is the authoritative medical code for Patients with secondary stroke (e.g., a subsequent stroke that may occur with vasospasm in the setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage) within 5 days of the initial procedure. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for patients with secondary stroke (e.g., a subsequent stroke that may occur with vasospasm in the setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage) within 5 days of the initial procedure (HCPCS Level II M1381), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with current federal coding standards.

Billing Status: Processed within HCPCS Level II standards. CMS regulatory guidelines apply.

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 with secondary stroke (e.g., a subsequent stroke that may occur with vasospasm in the setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage) within 5 days of the initial procedure is a HCPCS Level II code (M1381) for a Medicare-covered supply, service, or procedure. Short description: Pt sec strk wthin 5 days.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to M1381 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • M1376 — An additional encounter with an ra diagnosis during the performance period or prior performance period that is at least 90 days before or after an encounter with an ra diagnosis during the performance period
  • M1377 — Recommended follow-up interval for repeat colonoscopy of 10 years documented in colonoscopy report and communicated with patient
  • M1378 — Documentation of medical reason(s) for not recommending a 10 year follow-up interval (e.g., inadequate prep, familial or personal history of colonic polyps, patient had no adenoma and age is >= 66 years old, or life expectancy < 10 years, other medical reasons)
  • M1379 — A 10 year follow-up interval for colonoscopy not recommended, reason not otherwise specified
  • M1380 — Filled at least two prescriptions during the performance period for any combination of the qualifying oral antipsychotic medications listed under "denominator note" or the long-acting injectable antipsychotic medications listed under "denominator note"
  • M1382 — Patient encounter during the performance period with place of service code 11
  • M1383 — Acute pvd
  • M1384 — Patients who died during the performance period
  • M1385 — Documentation of patient reasons for patients who were not seen for the second pam survey (e.g., less than four months between baseline pam assessment and follow-up
  • M1386 — Patients with an excisional surgery for melanoma or melanoma in situ in the past 5 years with an initial ajcc staging of 0, i, or ii at the start of the performance period