G0036 – Patient or care partner decline assessment
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG0036
- Long description
- Patient or care partner decline assessment
- Short description
- Pt/ptn decln assess
- Pricing indicator
00Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)- Medicare coverage
CCarrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor- BETOS category
Z2Undefined codes- Added
- January 1, 2022
- Last change
- January 1, 2022 – No change
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G0036?
G0036 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient or care partner decline assessment.
Does Medicare cover G0036?
The HCPCS file lists coverage code C: Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor. Coverage and payment also depend on local coverage determinations and the patient’s plan.
Nearby G codes
- G0028 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not screening for tobacco use (e.g., limited life expectancy, other medical reason)
- G0029 – Tobacco screening not performed or tobacco cessation intervention not provided during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement period
- G0030 – Patient screened for tobacco use and received tobacco cessation intervention during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement period (counseling, pharmacotherapy, or both), if identified as a tobacco user
- G0031 – Palliative care services given to patient any time during the measurement period
- G0032 – Two or more antipsychotic prescriptions ordered for patients who had a diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder on or between january 1 of the year prior to the measurement period and the index prescription start date (ipsd) for antipsychotics
- G0033 – Two or more benzodiazepine prescriptions ordered for patients who had a diagnosis of seizure disorders, rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder, benzodiazepine withdrawal, ethanol withdrawal, or severe generalized anxiety disorder on or between january 1 of the year prior to the measurement period and the ipsd for benzodiazepines
- G0034 – Patients receiving palliative care during the measurement period
- G0035 – Patient has any emergency department encounter during the performance period with place of service indicator 23
- G0037 – On date of encounter, patient is not able to participate in assessment or screening, including non-verbal patients, delirious, severely aphasic, severely developmentally delayed, severe visual or hearing impairment and for those patients, no knowledgeable informant available
- G0038 – Clinician determines patient does not require referral
- G0039 – Patient not referred, reason not otherwise specified
- G0040 – Patient already receiving physical/occupational/speech/recreational therapy during the measurement period
- G0041 – Patient and/or care partner decline referral
- G0042 – Referral to physical, occupational, speech, or recreational therapy
- G0043 – Patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valve
- G0044 – Patients with moderate or severe mitral stenosis
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.