G2127

G2127 — Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period

HCPCSActiveBETOS Z2

G2127 is a HCPCS Level II code for patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.

Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment

Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.

From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.

Physician fee schedule statusM

Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.

Global period: XXX

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The CMS record for G2127

Long descriptor: Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
Short descriptor: Pt 66-80 frailty and med dem
Added: January 1, 2020
BETOS: Z2
Pricing indicator: 00 — Not priced by Part B

Codes adjacent to G2127

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G2127 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

G2119Within the past 2 years, calcium and/or vitamin d optimization has been ordered or performedterminated
G2120Within the past 2 years, calcium and/or vitamin d optimization has not been ordered or performedterminated
G2121Depression, anxiety, apathy, and psychosis assessed
G2122Depression, anxiety, apathy, and psychosis not assessed
G2123Patients 66-80 years of age and had at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and either one acute inpatient encounter with a diagnosis of advanced illness or two outpatient, observation, ed or nonacute inpatient encounters on different dates of service with an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement periodterminated
G2124Patients 66-80 years of age and had at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed dementia medicationterminated
G2125Patients 81 years of age and older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the six months prior to the measurement period through december 31 of the measurement period
G2126Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
G2128Documentation of medical reason(s) for not on a daily aspirin or other antiplatelet (e.g. history of gastrointestinal bleed, intra-cranial bleed, blood disorders, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp), gastric bypass or documentation of active anticoagulant use during the measurement period)
G2129Procedure-related bp's not taken during an outpatient visit. examples include same day surgery, ambulatory service center, g.i. lab, dialysis, infusion center, chemotherapy
G2130Patients age 66 or older in institutional special needs plans (snp) or residing in long-term care with pos code 32, 33, 34, 54 or 56 for more than 90 days during the measurement periodterminated
G2131Patients 81 years and older with a diagnosis of frailtyterminated
G2132Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement periodterminated
G2133Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and either one acute inpatient encounter with a diagnosis of advanced illness or two outpatient, observation, ed or nonacute inpatient encounters on different dates of service with an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement periodterminated
G2134Patients 66 years of age or older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement periodterminated
G2135Patients 66 years of age or older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and either one acute inpatient encounter with a diagnosis of advanced illness or two outpatient, observation, ed or nonacute inpatient encounters on different dates of service with an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement periodterminated

Questions about G2127

What is HCPCS code G2127?

G2127 is a HCPCS Level II code for patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.

Does Medicare cover G2127?

The CMS HCPCS file marks G2127 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.

How is G2127 paid under the physician fee schedule?

G2127 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.