HCPCS Code G0255: Sensory nerve conduction threshold billing guide
Medicare has excluded G0255 nationally since 2002. Bill sNCT with a signed ABN and modifier GA so the patient carries the charge.
CPT code 77372: LINAC radiosurgery billing (formerly G0173)
HCPCS code G0173 no longer exists. CMS deleted it effective January 1, 2015, and single-session linear accelerator stereotactic radiosurgery has been billed under CPT 77372 ever since. A claim carrying G0173 today returns an invalid-code rejection rather than a payment. This reference covers CPT 77372 as it’s billed today. You get the official descriptor, the […]
HCPCS code J0713: Injection, ceftazidime, per 500 mg
J0713 bills ceftazidime per 500 mg, so a 2 g dose is 4 units. Medicare pays ASP+6% in office and every claim needs the NDC.
HCPCS code G0204: Deleted mammography code and CPT replacements
Medicare deleted HCPCS code G0204 on January 1, 2018. It maps to CPT 77066 for bilateral diagnostic mammography.
HCPCS code H0049: Alcohol and/or drug screening billing guide
The official descriptor for HCPCS code H0049 is: Alcohol and/or drug screening. It is a HCPCS Level II code maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The alphanumeric H-series is reserved for Medicaid mental health and substance use services. The descriptor carries no time increment, so H0049 is billed as one unit […]
HCPCS code G0161: SLP maintenance program billing guide
HCPCS code G0161 is a CMS-maintained HCPCS Level II G-code. It covers services by a qualified speech-language pathologist in the home health setting. The service is the establishment or delivery of a safe and effective speech-language pathology maintenance program, billed per 15 minutes. G-codes occupy a specific lane within the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System. […]
HCPCS code E0256: Hi-lo hospital bed without mattress guide
HCPCS code E0256 is the billing code for a hospital bed, variable height, hi-lo, with any type side rails, without mattress. It belongs to HCPCS Level II, the code set maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). That code set classifies durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) billed under Medicare […]
HCPCS code C1840: Lens, intraocular (telescopic) billing guide
C1840 covers the telescopic intraocular lens for end-stage dry AMD. Bill it with CPT 0308T and a billable H35.31 child code.
HCPCS Code G0237: Respiratory muscle therapy billing guide
G0237 pays in 15-minute units under direct supervision, capped at 36 sessions per lifetime. What CMS checks before it pays.
HCPCS Code G0179: Physician recertification for home health
G0179 bills physician recertification of a Medicare home health plan of care, once per 60-day period, patient not present.