List With HCPCS Codes For Pain assessment

The HCPCS codes for Pain assessment range from G9942 to G9949. These codes are used to describe various scenarios related to pain assessment, such as the measurement of back pain or leg pain using visual analog scales or numeric pain scales, and the presence of certain conditions or circumstances that may affect pain assessment.

1. HCPCS Code G9942

HCPCS G9942 is used when the visual analog scale (VAS) or numeric pain scale was not used to measure back pain at three months postoperatively.

2. HCPCS Code G9943

HCPCS G9943 is used when back pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (VAS) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 – 20 weeks) postoperatively.

3. HCPCS Code G9945

HCPCS G9945 is used when the patient had cancer, acute fracture, or infection related to the lumbar spine, or when the patient had neuromuscular, idiopathic, or congenital lumbar scoliosis.

4. HCPCS Code G9946

HCPCS G9946 is used when back pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (VAS) or numeric pain scale at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively.

5. HCPCS Code G9949

HCPCS G9949 is used when leg pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (VAS) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 – 20 weeks) postoperatively.