HCPCS Code G0162

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)
Code effective Jan 01, 2011

HCPCS Section
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)

G0162 is a valid 2026 HCPCS code meaning 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) or (Hhc rn e&m plan svs, 15 min) for short. HCPCS G0162 has been effective since 01/01/2011 and applies to Medical care.

HCPCS Code Details - G0162

HCPCS Level II Code
Section G - Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G0162
Description

Long description:
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)

Short description:
Hhc rn e&m plan svs, 15 min

HCPCS Pricing indicator 00 - Physician Fee Schedule And Non-Physician Practitioners - Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Multiple pricing indicator 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
Coverage code C - Carrier judgment
BETOS2 code Y2 - Other - non-Medicare fee schedule
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2011
Date added Added Jan 01, 2011

See also

  • HCPCS G0161 · Services performed by a qualified speech-language pathologist, in the home health setting, in the establishment or delivery of a safe and effective speech-language pathology maintenance program, each 15 minutes

  • HCPCS G0163 · Skilled services of a licensed nurse (lpn or rn) for the observation and assessment of the patient's condition, each 15 minutes (the change in the patient's condition requires skilled nursing personnel to identify and evaluate the patient's need for possible modification of treatment in the home health or hospice setting)

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