HCPCS Code G0490

Face-to-face home health nursing visit by a rural health clinic (rhc) or federally qualified health center (fqhc) in an area with a shortage of home health agencies; (services limited to rn or lpn only)
Code effective Apr 01, 2016

HCPCS Section
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)

G0490 is a valid 2026 HCPCS code meaning Face-to-face home health nursing visit by a rural health clinic (rhc) or federally qualified health center (fqhc) in an area with a shortage of home health agencies; (services limited to rn or lpn only) or (Home visit rn, lpn by rhc/fq) for short. HCPCS G0490 has been effective since 04/01/2016 and applies to Medical care.

HCPCS Code Details - G0490

HCPCS Level II Code
Section G - Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G0490
Description

Long description:
Face-to-face home health nursing visit by a rural health clinic (rhc) or federally qualified health center (fqhc) in an area with a shortage of home health agencies; (services limited to rn or lpn only)

Short description:
Home visit rn, lpn by rhc/fq

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 M4A - Home visit
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Apr 01, 2016
Date added Added Apr 01, 2016

See also

  • HCPCS G0483 · Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (any type, single or tandem and excluding immunoassays (e.g., ia, eia, elisa, emit, fpia) and enzymatic methods (e.g., alcohol dehydrogenase)), (2) stable isotope or other universally recognized internal standards in all samples (e.g., to control for matrix effects, interferences and variations in signal strength), and (3) method or drug-specific calibration and matrix-matched quality control material (e.g., to control for instrument variations and mass spectral drift); qualitative or quantitative, all sources, includes specimen validity testing, per day; 22 or more drug class(es), including metabolite(s) if performed

  • HCPCS G0491 · Dialysis procedure at a medicare certified esrd facility for acute kidney injury without esrd

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