M1229 HCPCS Level II code: Patient, who has a reactive hcv antibody test, and has a follow up hcv viral test that detected hcv viremia, is referred within 1 month of the reactive hcv…
M1229 is the HCPCS code for “Patient, who has a reactive hcv antibody test, and has a follow up hcv viral test that detected hcv viremia, is referred within 1 month of the reactive hcv antibody test to a clinician who treats…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
M1229Patient, who has a reactive hcv antibody test, and has a follow up hcv viral test that detected hcv viremia, is referred within 1 month of the reactive hcv antibody test to a clinician who treats hcv infection
Short description: Pt w/ +hcv +vir ref win 1 mo
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with M1229 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
- Undefined codes
- Added
- Jan 1, 2024
Where M1229 sits
- 1M codesMedical services and quality measures
- 2Active code M1229Patient, who has a reactive hcv antibody test, and has a follow up hcv viral test that detected hcv viremia, is referred within 1 month of the reactive hcv antibody test to a clinician who treats hcv infection
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 M1229 mean?
M1229 is the HCPCS code for “Patient, who has a reactive hcv antibody test, and has a follow up hcv viral test that detected hcv viremia, is referred within 1 month of the reactive hcv antibody test to a clinician who treats hcv infection” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover M1229?
CMS lists M1229’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.
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