G8947 — One or more neuropsychiatric symptoms
G8947 is a HCPCS Level II code for one or more neuropsychiatric symptoms. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2017 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G8947 on December 31, 2017. 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 G8947
- Long descriptor
- One or more neuropsychiatric symptoms
- Short descriptor
- 1 or more neuropsych
- Added
- January 1, 2013
- Terminated
- December 31, 2017
- 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 G8947
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8947 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G8938Bmi is documented as being outside of normal parameters, follow-up plan is not documented, documentation the patient is not eligibleterminated
- G8939Pain assessment documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible at the time of the encounterterminated
- G8940Screening for depression documented as positive, a follow-up plan not completed, documented reasonterminated
- G8941Elder maltreatment screen documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible for follow-up plan at the time of the encounterterminated
- G8942Functional outcome assessment using a standardized tool is documented within the previous 30 days and a care plan, based on identified deficiencies is documented within two days of the functional outcome assessment
- G8943Ldl-c result not present or not within 12 months priorterminated
- G8944Ajcc melanoma cancer stage 0 through iic melanoma
- G8946Minimally invasive biopsy method attempted but not diagnostic of breast cancer (e.g., high risk lesion of breast such as atypical ductal hyperplasia, lobular neoplasia, atypical lobular hyperplasia, lobular carcinoma in situ, atypical columnar hyperplasia, flat epithelial atypia, radial scar, complex sclerosing lesion, papillary lesion, or any lesion with spindle cells)
- G8948No neuropsychiatric symptomsterminated
- G8949Documentation of patient reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patient is not willing to discuss diet or exercise interventions to help control blood pressure, or the patient said he/she refused to make these changes)terminated
- G8950Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, and the indicated follow-up is documented
- G8951Pre-hypertensive or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, documentation the patient is not eligibleterminated
- G8952Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, reason not given
- G8953All quality actions for the applicable measures in the oncology measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G8955Most recent assessment of adequacy of volume management documented
- G8956Patient receiving maintenance hemodialysis in an outpatient dialysis facility
Questions about G8947
What is HCPCS code G8947?
G8947 is a HCPCS Level II code for one or more neuropsychiatric symptoms. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8947?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8947 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 G8947 still valid?
No. G8947 was terminated on December 31, 2017 and should not be used on new claims.