M1400 HCPCS Level II code: Patients who died during the follow-up period

M1400 is the HCPCS code for “Patients who died during the follow-up period” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.

Official description

M1400

Patients who died during the follow-up period

Short description: Pt died dur perf pd

HCPCS · United States

Medicare details

The indicators CMS publishes with M1400 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, 2025

Where M1400 sits

  1. 1M codesMedical services and quality measures
  2. 2Active code M1400Patients who died during the follow-up period

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 M1400 mean?

M1400 is the HCPCS code for “Patients who died during the follow-up period” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.

Does Medicare cover M1400?

CMS lists M1400’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.