G8549 — All quality actions for the applicable measures in the hepatitis c measures group have been performed for this patient
G8549 is a HCPCS Level II code for all quality actions for the applicable measures in the hepatitis c measures group have been performed for this patient. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2016 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G8549 on December 31, 2016. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
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.
The CMS record for G8549
- Long descriptor
- All quality actions for the applicable measures in the hepatitis c measures group have been performed for this patient
- Short descriptor
- Hepc mg qual act perform
- Added
- January 1, 2010
- Terminated
- December 31, 2016
- BETOS
- M5D
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to G8549
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8549 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G8540Functional outcome assessment not documented as being performed, documentation the patient is not eligible for a functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool at the time of the encounter
- G8541Functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool not documented, reason not given
- G8542Functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool is documented; no functional deficiencies identified, care plan not required
- G8543Documentation of a positive functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool; care plan not documented within two days of assessment, reason not given
- G8544I intend to report the coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) measures groupterminated
- G8545I intend to report the hepatitis c measures groupterminated
- G8547I intend to report the ischemic vascular disease (ivd) measures groupterminated
- G8548I intend to report the heart failure (hf) measures groupterminated
- G8551All quality actions for the applicable measures in the heart failure (hf) measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G8552All quality actions for the applicable measures in the ischemic vascular disease (ivd) measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G8559Patient referred to a physician (preferably a physician with training in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation
- G8560Patient has a history of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days
- G8561Patient is not eligible for the referral for otologic evaluation for patients with a history of active drainage measure
- G8562Patient does not have a history of active drainage from the ear within the previous 90 days
- G8563Patient not referred to a physician (preferably a physician with training in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation, reason not given
- G8564Patient was referred to a physician (preferably a physician with training in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation, reason not specified)
Questions about G8549
What is HCPCS code G8549?
G8549 is a HCPCS Level II code for all quality actions for the applicable measures in the hepatitis c measures group have been performed for this patient. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8549?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8549 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.
Is G8549 still valid?
No. G8549 was terminated on December 31, 2016 and should not be used on new claims.