HCPCS code G0162 — Hhc rn e&m plan svs, 15 min. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 2011. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

G0162

Active

Hhc rn e&m plan svs, 15 min

Skilled services by a registered nurse (rn) for management and evaluation of the plan of care; each 15 minutes (the patient's underlying condition or complication requires an rn to ensure that essential non-skilled care achieves its purpose in the home health or hospice setting)

Category: Procedures
Section: G-codes: Procedures / Professional Services
Effective: Jan 1, 2011
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: B — Code not recognized by OPPS — billed via another route

NCCI Edits

The following codes cannot be billed together with G0162 without appropriate documentation.

Column 2 Code Modifier
G0008 Modifier may bypass edit
G0009 Modifier may bypass edit
G0010 Modifier may bypass edit
G0128 Modifier may bypass edit
P9612 Modifier may bypass edit
P9615 Modifier may bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)