2025 HCPCS Code G0493
Skilled services of a registered nurse (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)
TAGS: nursing assessment registered personnel minutes possible identify modification treatment health observation hospice condition evaluate requires nurse skilled| Short Description | Rn care ea 15 min hh/hospice |
| HCPCS Action Code | N - No maintenance for this code |
| HCPCS Coverage Code | C - Carrier judgment |
| HCPCS Code Added Date | January 01, 2017 |
| HCPCS Action Effective Date | January 01, 2017 |
| HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code | 00 - Service not separately priced by part B (e.G., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.) |
| HCPCS Type Of Service Code | 1 - Medical care |
| HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code | 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99') |
| HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity | 0 |
| HCPCS Coverage Issues Manual Reference Section Number |
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