HCPCS Code M1449

Patients with an active diagnosis of schizophrenia or psychotic disorder any time prior to the end of the measure assessment period

Medical services

M1449 is a valid 2026 HCPCS code for Patients with an active diagnosis of schizophrenia or psychotic disorder any time prior to the end of the measure assessment period or just “Pt dx scz/pys bef end msr pd” for short, used in Medical care.

HCPCS Code Details - M1449

HCPCS Level II Code
Medical services
HCPCS Code M1449
Description

Long description:
Patients with an active diagnosis of schizophrenia or psychotic disorder any time prior to the end of the measure assessment period

Short description:
Pt dx scz/pys bef end msr pd

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 00 - Physician Fee Schedule And Non-Physician Practitioners - Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Multiple pricing indicator 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
Coverage code C - Carrier judgment
BETOS2 code Z2 - Undefined codes
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2026
Date added Added Jan 01, 2026
HCPCS Coding Procedures

HCPCS Modifiers

In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.

Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
“NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment

See also

  • HCPCS M1018 · Patients with an active diagnosis or history of cancer (except basal cell and squamous cell skin carcinoma), patients who are heavy tobacco smokers, lung cancer screening patients

  • HCPCS M1192 · Patients with an existing diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

  • HCPCS M1386 · Patients with an excisional surgery for melanoma or melanoma in situ in the past 5 years with an initial ajcc staging of 0, i, or ii at the start of the performance period

  • HCPCS M1447 · Patients with an active diagnosis of bipolar disorder any time prior to the end of the measure assessment period

  • HCPCS M1448 · Patients with an active diagnosis of personality disorder any time prior to the end of the measure assessment period

  • HCPCS M1451 · Patients with an active diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorder any time prior to the end of the measure assessment period

  • HCPCS M1467 · Patients with an existing diagnosis of lynch syndrome

  • HCPCS M1450 · Patients who received hospice or palliative care service any time during denominator identification period or the measure assessment period

1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”