HCPCS Code Details - G0296

HCPCS Level II Code
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G0296
Description

Long description:
Counseling visit to discuss need for lung cancer screening using low dose ct scan (ldct) (service is for eligibility determination and shared decision making)

Short description:
Visit to determ ldct elig

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 13 - Clinical Lab Fee Schedule - Price established by carriers (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion)
Multiple pricing indicator A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Coverage code C - Carrier judgment
BETOS2 code M6 - Consultations
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Feb 05, 2015
Date added Added Feb 05, 2015
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 G0295 · Electromagnetic therapy, to one or more areas, for wound care other than described in g0329 or for other uses

  • HCPCS G0297 · Low dose ct scan (ldct) for lung cancer screening


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”