HCPCS Code Details - G0437

HCPCS Level II Code
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G0437
Description

Long description:
Smoking and tobacco cessation counseling visit for the asymptomatic patient; intensive, greater than 10 minutes

Short description:
Tobacco-use counsel>10min

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 P5E - Ambulatory procedures - other
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Oct 01, 2016
Date added Added Jan 01, 2011
Termination date Sep 30, 2016
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 G0436 · Smoking and tobacco cessation counseling visit for the asymptomatic patient; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes, up to 10 minutes

  • HCPCS G0438 · Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit


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”