Documentation of pain assessment (including location, intensity and description) prior to initiation of therapy or documentation of the absence of pain as a result of assessment through discussion with the patient including the use of a standardized tool; no documentation of a follow-up plan, reason not specified
This is the 2011 version of HCPCS G8509 - please refer to the 2016 HCPCS code set for the latest version.
Added on Thursday, January 01, 2009
Status changed on Saturday, January 01, 2011 to: Change in long description of procedure or modifier code
