G0154 – Direct skilled nursing services of a licensed nurse (lpn or rn) in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes

Long description

Direct skilled nursing services of a licensed nurse (lpn or rn) in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes

Short description

Hhcp-svs of rn,ea 15 min

Pricing indicator

00 Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

Y2 Other - Non-Medicare fee schedule

Added

July 1, 1999

Last change

March 1, 2016 – No change

Termination date

February 29, 2016

Nearby G codes

• G0144 – Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system, under physician supervision
• G0145 – Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with screening by automated system and manual rescreening under physician supervision
• G0146 – Principal illness navigation - peer support, additional 30 minutes per calendar month (list separately in addition to g0140)
• G0147 – Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system under physician supervision
• G0148 – Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system with manual rescreening
• G0151 – Services performed by a qualified physical therapist in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes
• G0152 – Services performed by a qualified occupational therapist in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes
• G0153 – Services performed by a qualified speech-language pathologist in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes
• G0155 – Services of clinical social worker in home health or hospice settings, each 15 minutes
• G0156 – Services of home health/hospice aide in home health or hospice settings, each 15 minutes
• G0157 – Services performed by a qualified physical therapist assistant in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes
• G0158 – Services performed by a qualified occupational therapist assistant in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes
• G0159 – Services performed by a qualified physical therapist, in the home health setting, in the establishment or delivery of a safe and effective physical therapy maintenance program, each 15 minutes
• G0160 – Services performed by a qualified occupational therapist, in the home health setting, in the establishment or delivery of a safe and effective occupational therapy maintenance program, each 15 minutes
• G0161 – Services performed by a qualified speech-language pathologist, in the home health setting, in the establishment or delivery of a safe and effective speech-language pathology maintenance program, each 15 minutes
• G0162 – Skilled services by a registered nurse (rn) for management and evaluation of the plan of care; each 15 minutes (the patient's underlying condition or complication requires an rn to ensure that essential non-skilled care achieves its purpose in the home health or hospice setting)