Demonstration, at initial use, of home inr monitoring for patient with mechanical heart valve(s) who meets medicare coverage criteria, under the direction of a physician; includes: demonstrating use and care of the inr monitor, obtaining at least one blood sample, provision of instructions for reporting home inr test results, and documentation of patient ability to perform testing
This is the 2007 version of HCPCS G0248 - please refer to the 2016 HCPCS code set for the latest version.
Added on Monday, July 01, 2002
Status changed on Monday, July 01, 2002 to: No maintenance for this code
BETOS Classification: Office Visits > New
Medicare coverage status: Special coverage instructions apply