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G8535
Elder maltreatment screen not documented; documentation that patient is not eligible for the elder maltreatment screen at the time of the encounter related to one of the following reasons: (1) patient refuses to participate in the screening and has reasonable decisional capacity for self-protection, or (2) patient is in an urgent or emergent situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment to perform the screening would jeopardize the patient's health status
ValidHCPCS Level II code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2024 to now.
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January 2024
Description revised
Elder maltreatment screen not documented; documentation that patient is not eligible for the elder maltreatment screen at the time of the encounterElder maltreatment screen not documented; documentation that patient is not eligible for the elder maltreatment screen at the time of the encounter related to one of the following reasons: (1) patient refuses to participate in the screening and has reasonable decisional capacity for self-protection, or (2) patient is in an urgent or emergent situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment to perform the screening would jeopardize the patient's health status