Provision of test materials and equipment for home inr monitoring of patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets medicare coverage criteria; includes: provision of materials for use in the home and reporting of test results to physician; testing not occurring more frequently than once a week; testing materials, billing units of service include 4 tests
This is the 2012 version of HCPCS G0249 - please refer to the 2016 HCPCS code set for the latest version.
Added on Monday, July 01, 2002
Status changed on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 to: No maintenance for this code
BETOS Classification: Other
Medicare coverage status: Special coverage instructions apply