HCPCS code S0257 — End of life counseling. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 2005. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

S0257

Active

End of life counseling

Counseling and discussion regarding advance directives or end of life care planning and decisions, with patient and/or surrogate (list separately in addition to code for appropriate evaluation and management service)

Category: Non-Medicare Temporary
Section: S-codes: Temporary National Codes (non-Medicare)
Effective: Jan 1, 2005
Code type: alphanumeric