G8649 — Risk-adjusted functional status change residual score for the knee impairment not measured because the patient did not complete the fs status survey near discharge, patient not appropriate
G8649 is a HCPCS Level II code for risk-adjusted functional status change residual score for the knee impairment not measured because the patient did not complete the fs status survey near discharge, patient not appropriate. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2019 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G8649 on December 31, 2019. 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 G8649
- Long descriptor
- Risk-adjusted functional status change residual score for the knee impairment not measured because the patient did not complete the fs status survey near discharge, patient not appropriate
- Short descriptor
- Rafscrs ki no scor
- Added
- January 1, 2011
- Terminated
- December 31, 2019
- BETOS
- M5B
- 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 G8649
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8649 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G8632Prophylactic parenteral antibiotics were not ordered to be given or given within one hour (if fluoroquinolone or vancomycin, two hours) prior to the surgical incision (or start of procedure when no incision is required), reason not giventerminated
- G8633Pharmacologic therapy (other than minerals/vitamins) for osteoporosis prescribed
- G8634Clinician documented patient not an eligible candidate to receive pharmacologic therapy for osteoporosisterminated
- G8635Pharmacologic therapy for osteoporosis was not prescribed, reason not given
- G8645I intend to report the asthma measures groupterminated
- G8646All quality actions for the applicable measures in the asthma measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G8647Residual score for the knee impairment successfully calculated and the score was equal to zero (0) or greater than zero (> 0)
- G8648Residual score for the knee impairment successfully calculated and the score was less than zero (< 0)
- G8650Residual score for the knee impairment not measured because the patient did not complete the lepf prom at initial evaluation and/or near discharge, reason not given
- G8651Residual score for the hip impairment successfully calculated and the score was equal to zero (0) or greater than zero (> 0)
- G8652Residual score for the hip impairment successfully calculated and the score was less than zero (< 0)
- G8653Risk-adjusted functional status change residual scores for the hip impairment not measured because the patient did not complete the fs status survey near discharge, patient not appropriateterminated
- G8654Residual score for the hip impairment not measured because the patient did not complete the lepf prom at initial evaluation and/or near discharge, reason not given
- G8655Residual score for the lower leg, foot or ankle impairment successfully calculated and the score was equal to zero (0) or greater than zero ( > 0)
- G8656Residual score for the lower leg, foot or ankle impairment successfully calculated and the score was less than zero (< 0)
- G8657Risk-adjusted functional status change residual score for the lower leg, foot or ankle impairment not measured because the patient did not complete the fs status survey near discharge, patient not appropriateterminated
Questions about G8649
What is HCPCS code G8649?
G8649 is a HCPCS Level II code for risk-adjusted functional status change residual score for the knee impairment not measured because the patient did not complete the fs status survey near discharge, patient not appropriate. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8649?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8649 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 G8649 still valid?
No. G8649 was terminated on December 31, 2019 and should not be used on new claims.