2025 HCPCS Code S0257
Counseling and discussion regarding advance directives or end of life care planning and decisions, with patient and/or surrogate (list separately in addition to code for appropriate evaluation and management service)
TAGS: counseling advance addition appropriate planning patient evaluation discussion management separately directives regarding surrogate| Short Description | End of life counseling |
| HCPCS Action Code | N - No maintenance for this code |
| HCPCS Coverage Code | I - Not payable by Medicare |
| HCPCS Code Added Date | January 01, 2005 |
| HCPCS Action Effective Date | January 01, 2005 |
| 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 | 9 - Other medical items or services |
| 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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