G8759 — All quality actions for the applicable measures in the sleep apnea measures group have been performed for this patient
G8759 is a HCPCS Level II code for all quality actions for the applicable measures in the sleep apnea 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 G8759 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 G8759
- Long descriptor
- All quality actions for the applicable measures in the sleep apnea measures group have been performed for this patient
- Short descriptor
- Osa mg qual act perform
- Added
- January 1, 2012
- Terminated
- December 31, 2016
- 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 G8759
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8759 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G8751Smoking status and exposure to second hand smoke in the home not assessed, reason not giventerminated
- G8752Most recent systolic blood pressure < 140 mmhg
- G8753Most recent systolic blood pressure >= 140 mmhg
- G8754Most recent diastolic blood pressure < 90 mmhg
- G8755Most recent diastolic blood pressure >= 90 mmhg
- G8756No documentation of blood pressure measurement, reason not given
- G8757All quality actions for the applicable measures in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G8758All quality actions for the applicable measures in the inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G8761All quality actions for the applicable measures in the dementia measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G8762All quality actions for the applicable measures in the parkinson's disease measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G8763All quality actions for the applicable measures in the hypertension (htn) measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G8764All quality actions for the applicable measures in the cardiovascular prevention measures group have bee performed for this patientterminated
- G8765All quality actions for the applicable measures in the cataract measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G8767Lipid panel results documented and reviewed (must include total cholesterol, hdl-c, triglycerides and calculated ldl-c)terminated
- G8768Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing lipid profile (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)terminated
- G8769Lipid profile not performed, reason not giventerminated
Questions about G8759
What is HCPCS code G8759?
G8759 is a HCPCS Level II code for all quality actions for the applicable measures in the sleep apnea measures group have been performed for this patient. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8759?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8759 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 G8759 still valid?
No. G8759 was terminated on December 31, 2016 and should not be used on new claims.