HCPCS code G0516 — Insert drug del implant, >=4. Status: Active. Effective Apr 1, 2018. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

G0516

Active

Insert drug del implant, >=4

Insertion of non-biodegradable drug delivery implants, 4 or more (services for subdermal rod implant)

Category: Procedures
Section: G-codes: Procedures / Professional Services
Effective: Apr 1, 2018
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: Q1 — STVX-packaged — paid standalone, packaged when billed with S, T, V, or X
OPPS APC: 5735

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of G0516 Medicare will pay for one beneficiary on one date of service. Claims exceeding the MUE are denied or returned for review.

Service Type Max Units / Day
Outpatient Hospital 1
Practitioner Services 1

Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits

NCCI Edits

The following codes cannot be billed together with G0516 without appropriate documentation.

Column 2 Code Modifier
J0670 Modifier may bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)