Eld maltreatment not doc

Full descriptor

Elder maltreatment screen not documented; documentation that patient is not eligible for the elder maltreatment screen at the time of the encounter related to one of the following reasons: (1) patient refuses to participate in the screening and has reasonable decisional capacity for self-protection, or (2) patient is in an urgent or emergent situation where time is of the essence and to delay treatment to perform the screening would jeopardize the patient's health status

Details

Code

G8535

Short descriptor

Eld maltreatment not doc

Code set

HCPCS Level II

Release

July 2026

Status

Active

Added

Jan 1 2009

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