Documentation of pain assessment (including location, intensity and description) prior to initiation of treatment or documentation of the absence of pain as a result of assessment through discussion with the patient including the use of a standardized tool and a follow-up plan is documented
This is the 2009 version of HCPCS G8440 - please refer to the 2016 HCPCS code set for the latest version.
Added on Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Status changed on Thursday, January 01, 2009 to: Change in long description of procedure or modifier code