Quick Reference Chart: Descriptors of G-codes

1 EDUCATIONAL TOOL. Quick Reference Chart: Descriptors of G-codes and Modifiers for Therapy Functional Reporting The Middle Class Tax Relief and Jobs Creation Act (MCTRJCA) of 2012 amended the Social Please note: The information in this Security Act to require a claims-based data collection system for outpatient therapy services, publication applies only to the Medicare including physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech-language pathology Fee-For- Service Program (also known (SLP) services. The system collects data on beneficiary function during the course of therapy as Original Medicare). services to better understand beneficiary conditions, outcomes, and expenditures. Beneficiary function information is reported using 42 nonpayable functional G-codes and seven severity/. complexity modifiers on claims for PT, OT, and SLP services.

2 Information on the required use of these codes and modifiers for Functional Reporting of PT, OT, and SLP services is available in the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 5, Section : Note: Due to CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rulemaking, effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2019, Medicare no longer requires the functional reporting of nonpayable HCPCS G-codes and severity modifiers adopted to implement section 3005(g) of MCTRJCA on claims for therapy services. For details about these payment policies, see MLN Matters article MM11120 at gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Lear ning-Network-MLN/MLNM attersArticles/ Page 1 of 7 ICN MLN908924 March 2019. Quick Reference Chart: Descriptors of G-codes and Modifiers for Therapy Functional Reporting MLN Educational Tool G-codes FOR FUNCTIONAL REPORTING.

3 There are 42 functional G-codes , 14 sets of three codes each. Six of the G-code sets generally describe PT and OT functional limitations, and eight sets of G-codes generally describe SLP functional limitations. Mobility G-code Set Long Descriptor Short Descriptor Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, current status , at therapy episode G8978 Mobility current status outset and at reporting intervals Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, projected goal status , at therapy G8979 Mobility goal status episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, discharge status , at discharge G8980 Mobility d/c status from therapy or to end reporting Changing &. Maintaining Long Descriptor Short Descriptor Body Position G-code Set Changing & maintaining body position functional limitation, current status , at therapy G8981 Body pos current status episode outset and at reporting intervals Changing & maintaining body position functional limitation, projected goal status , at G8982 Body pos goal status therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting Changing & maintaining body position functional limitation, discharge status , at discharge G8983 Body pos d/c status from therapy or to end reporting Page 2 of 7 ICN MLN908924 March 2019.

4 Quick Reference Chart: Descriptors of G-codes and Modifiers for Therapy Functional Reporting MLN Educational Tool Carrying, Moving &. Handling Objects Long Descriptor Short Descriptor G-code Set Carrying, moving & handling objects functional limitation, current status , at therapy G8984 Carry current status episode outset and at reporting intervals Carrying, moving & handling objects functional limitation, projected goal status , at G8985 Carry goal status therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting Carrying, moving & handling objects functional limitation, discharge status , at discharge G8986 Carry d/c status from therapy or to end reporting Self Care G-code Set Long Descriptor Short Descriptor Self care functional limitation, current status , at therapy episode outset and at G8987 Self care current status reporting intervals Self care functional limitation, projected goal status .

5 At therapy episode outset, at G8988 Self care goal status reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting Self care functional limitation, discharge status , at discharge from therapy or to G8989 Self care d/c status end reporting Other PT/OT. Long Descriptor Short Descriptor Primary G-code Set Other physical or occupational therapy primary functional limitation, current status , at G8990 Other pt/ot current status therapy episode outset and at reporting intervals Other physical or occupational therapy primary functional limitation, projected goal status , G8991 Other pt/ot goal status at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting Other physical or occupational therapy primary functional limitation, discharge status , at G8992 Other pt/ot d/c status discharge from therapy or to end reporting Page 3 of 7 ICN MLN908924 March 2019.

6 Quick Reference Chart: Descriptors of G-codes and Modifiers for Therapy Functional Reporting MLN Educational Tool Other PT/OT. Subsequent Long Descriptor Short Descriptor G-code Set Other physical or occupational therapy subsequent functional limitation, current status , at G8993 Sub pt/ot current status therapy episode outset and at reporting intervals Other physical or occupational therapy subsequent functional limitation, projected goal G8994 Sub pt/ot goal status status , at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting Other physical or occupational therapy subsequent functional limitation, discharge status , G8995 Sub pt/ot d/c status at discharge from therapy or to end reporting Swallowing Long Descriptor Short Descriptor G-code Set Swallowing functional limitation.

7 Current status at therapy episode outset and at reporting G8996 Swallow current status intervals Swallowing functional limitation, projected goal status , at therapy episode outset, at G8997 Swallow goal status reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting Swallowing functional limitation, discharge status , at discharge from therapy or to end G8998 Swallow d/c status reporting Motor Speech G-code Set (Note: This code set is Long Descriptor Short Descriptor not sequentially numbered.). Motor speech functional limitation, current status at therapy episode outset and at Motor speech G8999. reporting intervals current status Motor speech functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset, at Motor speech G9186. reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting goal status Motor speech functional limitation, discharge status , at discharge from therapy or to Motor speech G9158.

8 End reporting d/c status Page 4 of 7 ICN MLN908924 March 2019. Quick Reference Chart: Descriptors of G-codes and Modifiers for Therapy Functional Reporting MLN Educational Tool Spoken Language Comprehension Long Descriptor Short Descriptor G-code Set Spoken language comprehension functional limitation, current status at therapy episode Lang comp current G9159. outset and at reporting intervals status Spoken language comprehension functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy G9160 Lang comp goal status episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting Spoken language comprehension functional limitation, discharge status , at discharge G9161 Lang comp d/c status from therapy or to end reporting Spoken Language Expressive Long Descriptor Short Descriptor G-code Set Spoken language expression functional limitation, current status at therapy episode Lang express current G9162.

9 Outset and at reporting intervals status Spoken language expression functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy Lang express goal G9163. episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting status Spoken language expression functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from G9164 Lang express d/c status therapy or to end reporting Attention G-code Set Long Descriptor Short Descriptor Attention functional limitation, current status at therapy episode outset and at reporting G9165 Atten current status intervals Attention functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset, at reporting G9166 Atten goal status intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting Attention functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from therapy or to end G9167 Atten d/c status reporting Page 5 of 7 ICN MLN908924 March 2019.

10 Quick Reference Chart: Descriptors of G-codes and Modifiers for Therapy Functional Reporting MLN Educational Tool Memory G-code Set Long Descriptor Short Descriptor Memory functional limitation, current status at therapy episode outset and at reporting G9168 Memory current status intervals Memory functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset, at reporting G9169 Memory goal status intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting Memory functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from therapy or to end G9170 Memory d/c status reporting Voice G-code Set Long Descriptor Short Descriptor Voice functional limitation, current status at therapy episode outset and at reporting G9171 Voice current status intervals Voice functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset.