G8843

Official HCPCS Level II long descriptor

Documentation of reason(s) for not measuring an apnea hypopnea index (ahi), a respiratory disturbance index (rdi), or a respiratory event index (rei) within 2 months after initial evaluation for suspected obstructive sleep apnea (e.g., medical, neurological, or psychiatric disease that prohibits successful completion of a sleep study, patients for whom a sleep study would present a bigger risk than benefit or would pose an undue burden, dementia, patients previously diagnosed with osa and severity assessed by another provider, patients who decline ahi/rdi/rei measurement, patients who had a financial reason for not completing testing, test was ordered but not completed, patients decline because their insurance (payer) does not cover the expense)

HCPCS Level II code G8843 is maintained by CMS and is active in the current quarterly release.

Short descriptor

Doc reas no ahi rdi rei

Added to HCPCS: 2012-01-01

Nearby codes in G8

• G8826Pt disch home day #2 evar
• G8833Pt not disch home day#2 evar
• G8834Pt disch home day #2 cea
• G8838Not disch home by day #2
• G8839Sleep apnea assess
• G8840Doc reas no sleep apnea
• G8841No sleep apnea assess
• G8842Ahi rdi rei doc win 2mo
• G8844No ahi rdi rei ini dx no rsn
• G8845Pos airway press prescribed
• G8846Mod or severe osa
• G8849Doc reas no pos air press
• G8850No pap prescribed
• G8851Adhere tx assess at lst ann
• G8854Reas no adhere therapy
• G8855Ther not assessed annually