G8734 HCPCS Level II code: Elder maltreatment screen documented as negative, follow-up is not required
G8734 is the HCPCS code for “Elder maltreatment screen documented as negative, follow-up is not required” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G8734Elder maltreatment screen documented as negative, follow-up is not required
Short description: Doc neg eld req
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G8734 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Specialist - psychiatry
- Added
- Jan 1, 2012
Where G8734 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G8734Elder maltreatment screen documented as negative, follow-up is not required
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 G8734 mean?
G8734 is the HCPCS code for “Elder maltreatment screen documented as negative, follow-up is not required” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G8734?
CMS lists G8734’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. 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 G8734
All G codesG8726Clinician has documented reason for not performing fasting lipid profile (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)G8728Fasting lipid profile not performed, reason not givenG8730Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool and a follow-up plan is documentedG8731Pain assessment using a standardized tool is documented as negative, no follow-up plan requiredG8732No documentation of pain assessment, reason not givenG8733Elder maltreatment screen documented as positive and a follow-up plan is documentedG8735Elder maltreatment screen documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, reason not givenG8736Most current ldl-c <100mg/dlG8737Most current ldl-c >=100mg/dlG8738Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) < 40% or documentation of severely or moderately depressed left ventricular systolic functionG8739Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) >= 40% or documentation as normal or mildly depressed left ventricular systolic functionG8740Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) not performed or assessed, reason not given