M1044 — Functional status was measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) patient reported outcome tool within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively
M1044 is a HCPCS Level II code for functional status was measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) patient reported outcome tool within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively. It belongs to the Medical Services section. It was terminated on December 31, 2019 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated M1044 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 M1044
- Long descriptor
- Functional status was measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) patient reported outcome tool within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively
- Short descriptor
- Ftl st mea odi 3 mo
- Added
- January 1, 2019
- Terminated
- December 31, 2019
- BETOS
- Z2
- 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 M1044
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If M1044 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- M1036Adults who have not had at least 180 days of continuous pharmacotherapy with a medication prescribed for oud without a gap of more than seven days
- M1037Patients with a diagnosis of lumbar spine region cancer at the time of the procedure
- M1038Patients with a diagnosis of lumbar spine region fracture at the time of the procedure
- M1039Patients with a diagnosis of lumbar spine region infection at the time of the procedure
- M1040Patients with a diagnosis of lumbar idiopathic or congenital scoliosis
- M1041Patient had cancer, acute fracture or infection related to the lumbar spine or patient had neuromuscular, idiopathic or congenital lumbar scoliosis
- M1042Functional status measurement with score was obtained utilizing the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) patient reported outcome tool within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperativelyterminated
- M1043Functional status was not measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively
- M1045Functional status measured by the oxford knee score (oks) at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively was greater than or equal to 37 or knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score joint replacement (koos, jr.) was greater than or equal to 71
- M1046Functional status measured by the oxford knee score (oks) at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively was less than 37 or the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score joint replacement (koos, jr.) was less than 71 postoperatively
- M1047Functional status was measured by the oxford knee score (oks) patient reported outcome tool within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperativelyterminated
- M1048Functional status measurement with score was obtained utilizing the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) patient reported outcome tool within three months preoperatively and at three months (6 to 20 weeks) postoperativelyterminated
- M1049Functional status was not measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively
- M1050Functional status was measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) patient reported outcome tool within three months preoperatively and at three months (6 to 20 weeks) postoperativelyterminated
- M1051Patient had cancer, acute fracture or infection related to the lumbar spine or patient had neuromuscular, idiopathic or congenital lumbar scoliosis
- M1052Leg pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively
Questions about M1044
What is HCPCS code M1044?
M1044 is a HCPCS Level II code for functional status was measured by the oswestry disability index (odi version 2.1a) patient reported outcome tool within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively. It sits in the Medical Services section.
Does Medicare cover M1044?
The CMS HCPCS file marks M1044 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 M1044 still valid?
No. M1044 was terminated on December 31, 2019 and should not be used on new claims.