G8780

G8780 — Counseling for diet and physical activity performed

HCPCSTerminatedBETOS M5B

G8780 is a HCPCS Level II code for counseling for diet and physical activity performed. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2014 and is not valid on new claims.

This code has been terminated

CMS terminated G8780 on December 31, 2014. 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 G8780

Long descriptor: Counseling for diet and physical activity performed
Short descriptor: Counsel diet phys activity
Added: January 1, 2012
Terminated: December 31, 2014
BETOS: M5B
Pricing indicator: 00 — Not priced by Part B

Codes adjacent to G8780

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8780 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

G8772Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing urine protein test (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not cllinically appropriate)terminated
G8773Urine protein test was not performed, reason not giventerminated
G8774Serum creatinine test result documented and reviewedterminated
G8775Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing serum creatinine test (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)terminated
G8776Serum creatinine test not performed, reason not giventerminated
G8777Diabetes screening test performedterminated
G8778Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing diabetes screening test (e.g., patients with a diagnosis of diabetes, or with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)terminated
G8779Diabetes screening test not performed, reason not giventerminated
G8781Documentation of medical reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)terminated
G8782Counseling for diet and physical activity not performed, reason not giventerminated
G8783Normal blood pressure reading documented, follow-up not required
G8784Patient not eligible (e.g., documentation the patient is not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension, patient refuses, urgent or emergent situation)terminated
G8785Blood pressure reading not documented, reason not given
G8797Specimen site other than anatomic location of esophagus
G8798Specimen site other than anatomic location of prostate
G8806Performance of trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound and pregnancy location documented

Questions about G8780

What is HCPCS code G8780?

G8780 is a HCPCS Level II code for counseling for diet and physical activity performed. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.

Does Medicare cover G8780?

The CMS HCPCS file marks G8780 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 G8780 still valid?

No. G8780 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.