CM HCPCS Level II modifier: At least 80 percent but less than 100 percent impaired, limited or restricted
CM is a HCPCS Level II modifier: “At least 80 percent but less than 100 percent impaired, limited or restricted.” It adds this detail to the code it is reported with.
Official description
CMAt least 80 percent but less than 100 percent impaired, limited or restricted
Short description: 80 to <100 percent impaired
HCPCS · United States
Notes for CM
As CMS prints them, with any note CM takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0180: 2013 PFS; PUB 100-04, 5-10, 12.027I.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with CM in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Added
- Jan 1, 2013
Where CM sits
- 1GroupHCPCS modifiers
- 2Modifier CMAt least 80 percent but less than 100 percent impaired, limited or restricted
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code CM mean?
CM is the HCPCS code for “At least 80 percent but less than 100 percent impaired, limited or restricted” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Where is CM in the HCPCS Level II list?
CM is listed under Modifiers.
Does Medicare cover CM?
CMS lists CM’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside CM
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