M1112: Documentation stating patient has a diagnosis of a degenerative neurological condition such as als, ms, or parkinson's diagnosed at any time before or during the episode of care
M1112 is a HCPCS Level II code for documentation stating patient has a diagnosis of a degenerative neurological condition such as als, ms, or parkinson's diagnosed at any time before or during the episode of care. It belongs to the Medical Services section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
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 2026Q4-Oct. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Physician fee schedule statusM
Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for M1112
- Long descriptor
- Documentation stating patient has a diagnosis of a degenerative neurological condition such as als, ms, or parkinson's diagnosed at any time before or during the episode of care
- Short descriptor
- Docu dx degen neuro
- Added
- January 1, 2020
- 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.
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 M1112
HCPCS has no hierarchy: related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If M1112 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- M1070Patient not screened for future fall risk, reason not given
- M1071Patient had any additional spine procedures performed on the same date as the lumbar discectomy/laminotomyterminated
- M1106The start of an episode of care documented in the medical record
- M1107Documentation stating patient has a diagnosis of a degenerative neurological condition such as als, ms, or parkinson's diagnosed at any time before or during the episode of care
- M1108Ongoing care not clinically indicated because the patient needed a home program only, referral to another provider or facility, or consultation only, as documented in the medical record
- M1109Ongoing care not medically possible because the patient was discharged early due to specific medical events, documented in the medical record, such as the patient became hospitalized or scheduled for surgery
- M1110Ongoing care not possible because the patient self-discharged early (e.g., financial or insurance reasons, transportation problems, or reason unknown)
- M1111The start of an episode of care documented in the medical record
- M1113Ongoing care not clinically indicated because the patient needed a home program only, referral to another provider or facility, or consultation only, as documented in the medical record
- M1114Ongoing care not medically possible because the patient was discharged early due to specific medical events, documented in the medical record, such as the patient became hospitalized or scheduled for surgery
- M1115Ongoing care not possible because the patient self-discharged early (e.g., financial or insurance reasons, transportation problems, or reason unknown)
- M1116The start of an episode of care documented in the medical record
- M1117Documentation stating patient has a diagnosis of a degenerative neurological condition such as als, ms, or parkinson's diagnosed at any time before or during the episode of care
- M1118Ongoing care not clinically indicated because the patient needed a home program only, referral to another provider or facility, or consultation only, as documented in the medical record
- M1119Ongoing care not medically possible because the patient was discharged early due to specific medical events, documented in the medical record, such as the patient became hospitalized or scheduled for surgery
- M1120Ongoing care not possible because the patient self-discharged early (e.g., financial or insurance reasons, transportation problems, or reason unknown)