G0517 – Removal of non-biodegradable drug delivery implants, 4 or more (services for subdermal implants)

Long description

Removal of non-biodegradable drug delivery implants, 4 or more (services for subdermal implants)

Short description

Remove drug implant

Pricing indicator

13 Priced by the Medicare contractor (carrier)

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

P6C Minor procedures - other (Medicare fee schedule)

Added

January 1, 2018

Last change

January 1, 2018 – No change

Nearby G codes

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• G0509 – Telehealth consultation, critical care, subsequent, physicians typically spend 50 minutes communicating with the patient and providers via telehealth
• G0511 – Rural health clinic or federally qualified health center (rhc or fqhc) only, general care management, 20 minutes or more of clinical staff time for chronic care management services or behavioral health integration services directed by an rhc or fqhc practitioner (physician, np, pa, or cnm), per calendar month
• G0512 – Rural health clinic or federally qualified health center (rhc/fqhc) only, psychiatric collaborative care model (psychiatric cocm), 60 minutes or more of clinical staff time for psychiatric cocm services directed by an rhc or fqhc practitioner (physician, np, pa, or cnm) and including services furnished by a behavioral health care manager and consultation with a psychiatric consultant, per calendar month
• G0513 – Prolonged preventive service(s) (beyond the typical service time of the primary procedure), in the office or other outpatient setting requiring direct patient contact beyond the usual service; first 30 minutes (list separately in addition to code for preventive service)
• G0514 – Prolonged preventive service(s) (beyond the typical service time of the primary procedure), in the office or other outpatient setting requiring direct patient contact beyond the usual service; each additional 30 minutes (list separately in addition to code g0513 for additional 30 minutes of preventive service)
• G0515 – Development of cognitive skills to improve attention, memory, problem solving (includes compensatory training), direct (one-on-one) patient contact, each 15 minutes
• G0516 – Insertion of non-biodegradable drug delivery implants, 4 or more (services for subdermal rod implant)
• G0518 – Removal with reinsertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implants, 4 or more (services for subdermal implants)
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• G0520 – Management of new patient-caregiver dyad with dementia, moderate complexity, for use in cmmi model
• G0521 – Management of new patient-caregiver dyad with dementia, high complexity, for use in cmmi model
• G0522 – Management of a new patient with dementia, low complexity, for use in cmmi model
• G0523 – Management of a new patient with dementia, moderate to high complexity, for use in cmmi model
• G0524 – Management of established patient-caregiver dyad with dementia, low complexity, for use in cmmi model
• G0525 – Management of established patient-caregiver dyad with dementia, moderate complexity, for use in cmmi model