G9879

Official HCPCS Level II long descriptor

Two medicare diabetes prevention program (mdpp) core maintenance sessions (ms) were attended by an mdpp beneficiary in months (mo) 10-12 under the mdpp expanded model (em). a core maintenance session is an mdpp service that: (1) is furnished by an mdpp supplier during months 7 through 12 of the mdpp services period; (2) is approximately 1 hour in length; and (3) adheres to a cdc-approved dpp curriculum for maintenance sessions. the beneficiary achieved at least 5% weight loss (wl) from his/her baseline weight, as measured by at least one in-person weight measurement at a core maintenance session in months 10-12

HCPCS Level II code G9879 is maintained by CMS and is active in the current quarterly release.

Short descriptor

2 em core ms mo 10-12 wl

Added to HCPCS: 2018-04-01

Nearby codes in G9

• G9870Cmmi asyntelehealth >20min
• G9871Bhv couns dm prev, onln 60 m
• G98731 em core session
• G98744 em core sessions
• G98759 em core sessions
• G98762 em core ms mo 7-9 no wl
• G98772 em core ms mo 10-12 no wl
• G98782 em core ms mo 7-9 wl
• G9880Em 5 percent wl
• G9881Em 9 percent wl
• G98822 em ongoing ms mo 13-15 wl
• G98832 em ongoing ms mo 16-18 wl
• G98842 em ongoing ms mo 19-21 wl
• G98852 em ongoing ms mo 22-24 wl
• G9886In-person attendance g code
• G9887Distance learning attendance