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G9996 Doc pt pal or hospice

G-Codes

Also known as: hospice documentation, end-of-life care

Documentation that a patient is in hospice care or receiving palliative care as an exclusion criterion for quality measures.

Clinical Context

Used as an exclusion criterion documentation code indicating patients enrolled in hospice or palliative care programs who are exempt from certain quality performance measures.

RVU Breakdown

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Specialties

Palliative CareHospicePrimary Care

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