G0550 – Interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record assessment and management service provided by a practitioner in a specialty whose covered services are limited by statute to services for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, including a written report to the patient's treating/requesting practitioner, 5 minutes or more of medical consultative time

Long description

Interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record assessment and management service provided by a practitioner in a specialty whose covered services are limited by statute to services for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, including a written report to the patient's treating/requesting practitioner, 5 minutes or more of medical consultative time

Short description

Phone/inter for dx/treat >5m

Pricing indicator

13 Priced by the Medicare contractor (carrier)

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

M5D Specialist - other

Added

January 1, 2025

Last change

January 1, 2025 – No change

Nearby G codes

• G0542 – Caregiver training in direct care strategies and techniques to support care for patients with an ongoing condition or illness and to reduce complications (including, but not limited to, techniques to prevent decubitus ulcer formation, wound care, and infection control) (without the patient present), face-to-face; each additional 15 minutes (list separately in addition to code for primary service) (use g0542 in conjunction with g0541)
• G0543 – Group caregiver training in direct care strategies and techniques to support care for patients with an ongoing condition or illness and to reduce complications (including, but not limited to, techniques to prevent decubitus ulcer formation, wound care, and infection control) (without the patient present), face-to-face with multiple sets of caregivers
• G0544 – Post discharge telephonic follow-up contacts performed in conjunction with a discharge from the emergency department for behavioral health or other crisis encounter, 4 calls per calendar month
• G0545 – Visit complexity inherent to hospital inpatient or observation care associated with a confirmed or suspected infectious disease by an infectious diseases specialist, including disease transmission risk assessment and mitigation, public health investigation, analysis, and testing, and complex antimicrobial therapy counseling and treatment (add-on code, list separately in addition to hospital inpatient or observation evaluation and management visit, initial, same day discharge, subsequent or discharge)
• G0546 – Interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record assessment and management service provided by a practitioner in a specialty whose covered services are limited by statute to services for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, including a verbal and written report to the patient's treating/requesting practitioner; 5-10 minutes of medical consultative discussion and review
• G0547 – Interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record assessment and management service provided by a practitioner in a specialty whose covered services are limited by statute to services for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, including a verbal and written report to the patient's treating/requesting practitioner; 11-20 minutes of medical consultative discussion and review
• G0548 – Interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record assessment and management service provided by a practitioner in a specialty whose covered services are limited by statute to services for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, including a verbal and written report to the patient's treating/requesting practitioner; 21-30 minutes of medical consultative discussion and review
• G0549 – Interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record assessment and management service provided by a practitioner in a specialty whose covered services are limited by statute to services for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, including a verbal and written report to the patient's treating/requesting practitioner; 31 or more minutes of medical consultative discussion and review
• G0551 – Interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record referral service(s) provided by a treating/requesting practitioner in a specialty whose covered services are limited by statute to services for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, 30 minutes
• G0552 – Supply of digital mental health treatment device and initial education and onboarding, per course of treatment that augments a behavioral therapy plan
• G0553 – First 20 minutes of monthly treatment management services directly related to the patient's therapeutic use of the digital mental health treatment (dmht) device that augments a behavioral therapy plan, physician/other qualified health care professional time reviewing information related to the use of the dmht device, including patient observations and patient specific inputs in a calendar month and requiring at least one interactive communication with the patient/caregiver during the calendar month
• G0554 – Each additional 20 minutes of monthly treatment management services directly related to the patient's therapeutic use of the digital mental health treatment (dmht) device that augments a behavioral therapy plan, physician/other qualified health care professional time reviewing data generated from the dmht device from patient observations and patient specific inputs in a calendar month and requiring at least one interactive communication with the patient/caregiver during the calendar month
• G0555 – Provision of replacement patient electronics system (e.g., system pillow, handheld reader) for home pulmonary artery pressure monitoring
• G0556 – Advanced primary care management services for a patient with one chronic condition [expected to last at least 12 months, or until the death of the patient, which place the patient at significant risk of death, acute exacerbation/decompensation, or functional decline], or fewer, provided by clinical staff and directed by a physician or other qualified health care professional who is responsible for all primary care and serves as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services, per calendar month, with the following elements, as appropriate: consent; ++ inform the patient of the availability of the service; that only one practitioner can furnish and be paid for the service during a calendar month; of the right to stop the services at any time (effective at the end of the calendar month); and that cost sharing may apply. ++ document in patient's medical record that consent was obtained. initiation during a qualifying visit for new patients or patients not seen within 3 years; provide 24/7 access for urgent needs to care team/practitioner, including providing patients/caregivers with a way to contact health care professionals in the practice to discuss urgent needs regardless of the time of day or day of week; continuity of care with a designated member of the care team with whom the patient is able to schedule successive routine appointments; deliver care in alternative ways to traditional office visits to best meet the patient's needs, such as home visits and/or expanded hours; overall comprehensive care management; ++ systematic needs assessment (medical and psychosocial). ++ system-based approaches to ensure receipt of preventive services. ++ medication reconciliation, management and oversight of self-management. development, implementation, revision, and maintenance of an electronic patient-centered comprehensive care plan with typical care plan elements when clinically relevant; ++ care plan is available timely within and outside the billing practice as appropriate to individuals involved in the beneficiary's care, can be routinely accessed and updated by care team/practitioner, and copy of care plan to patient/caregiver; coordination of care transitions between and among health care providers and settings, including referrals to other clinicians and follow-up after an emergency department visit and discharges from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities or other health care facilities as applicable; ++ ensure timely exchange of electronic health information with other practitioners and providers to support continuity of care. ++ ensure timely follow-up communication (direct contact, telephone, electronic) with the patient and/or caregiver after an emergency department visit and discharges from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, or other health care facilities, within 7 calendar days of discharge, as clinically indicated. ongoing communication and coordinating receipt of needed services from practitioners, home- and community-based service providers, community-based social service providers, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities (or other health care facilities), and document communication regarding the patient's psychosocial strengths and needs, functional deficits, goals, preferences, and desired outcomes, including cultural and linguistic factors, in the patient's medical record; enhanced opportunities for the beneficiary and any caregiver to communicate with the care team/practitioner regarding the beneficiary's care through the use of asynchronous non-face-to-face consultation methods other than telephone, such as secure messaging, email, internet, or patient portal, and other communication-technology based services, including remote evaluation of pre-recorded patient information and interprofessional telephone/internet/ehr referral service(s), to maintain ongoing communication with patients, as appropriate; ++ ensure access to patient-initiated digital communications that require a clinical decision, such as virtual check-ins and digital online assessment and management and e/m visits (or e-visits). analyze patient population data to identify gaps in care and offer additional interventions, as appropriate; risk stratify the practice population based on defined diagnoses, claims, or other electronic data to identify and target services to patients; be assessed through performance measurement of primary care quality, total cost of care, and meaningful use of certified ehr technology
• G0557 – Advanced primary care management services for a patient with multiple (two or more) chronic conditions expected to last at least 12 months, or until the death of the patient, which place the patient at significant risk of death, acute exacerbation/decompensation, or functional decline, provided by clinical staff and directed by a physician or other qualified health care professional who is responsible for all primary care and serves as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services, per calendar month, with the following elements, as appropriate: consent; ++ inform the patient of the availability of the service; that only one practitioner can furnish and be paid for the service during a calendar month; of the right to stop the services at any time (effective at the end of the calendar month); and that cost sharing may apply. ++ document in patient's medical record that consent was obtained. initiation during a qualifying visit for new patients or patients not seen within 3 years; provide 24/7 access for urgent needs to care team/practitioner, including providing patients/caregivers with a way to contact health care professionals in the practice to discuss urgent needs regardless of the time of day or day of week; continuity of care with a designated member of the care team with whom the patient is able to schedule successive routine appointments; deliver care in alternative ways to traditional office visits to best meet the patient's needs, such as home visits and/or expanded hours; overall comprehensive care management; ++ systematic needs assessment (medical and psychosocial). ++ system-based approaches to ensure receipt of preventive services. ++ medication reconciliation, management and oversight of self-management. development, implementation, revision, and maintenance of an electronic patient-centered comprehensive care plan; ++ care plan is available timely within and outside the billing practice as appropriate to individuals involved in the beneficiary's care, can be routinely accessed and updated by care team/practitioner, and copy of care plan to patient/caregiver; coordination of care transitions between and among health care providers and settings, including referrals to other clinicians and follow-up after an emergency department visit and discharges from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities or other health care facilities as applicable; ++ ensure timely exchange of electronic health information with other practitioners and providers to support continuity of care. ++ ensure timely follow-up communication (direct contact, telephone, electronic) with the patient and/or caregiver after an emergency department visit and discharges from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, or other health care facilities, within 7 calendar days of discharge, as clinically indicated. ongoing communication and coordinating receipt of needed services from practitioners, home- and community-based service providers, community-based social service providers, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities (or other health care facilities), and document communication regarding the patient's psychosocial strengths and needs, functional deficits, goals, preferences, and desired outcomes, including cultural and linguistic factors, in the patient's medical record; enhanced opportunities for the beneficiary and any caregiver to communicate with the care team/practitioner regarding the beneficiary's care through the use of asynchronous non-face-to-face consultation methods other than telephone, such as secure messaging, email, internet, or patient portal, and other communication-technology based services, including remote evaluation of pre-recorded patient information and interprofessional telephone/internet/ehr referral service(s), to maintain ongoing communication with patients, as appropriate; ++ ensure access to patient-initiated digital communications that require a clinical decision, such as virtual check-ins and digital online assessment and management and e/m visits (or e-visits). analyze patient population data to identify gaps in care and offer additional interventions, as appropriate; risk stratify the practice population based on defined diagnoses, claims, or other electronic data to identify and target services to patients; be assessed through performance measurement of primary care quality, total cost of care, and meaningful use of certified ehr technology
• G0558 – Advanced primary care management services for a patient that is a qualified medicare beneficiary with multiple (two or more) chronic conditions expected to last at least 12 months, or until the death of the patient, which place the patient at significant risk of death, acute exacerbation/decompensation, or functional decline, provided by clinical staff and directed by a physician or other qualified health care professional who is responsible for all primary care and serves as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services, per calendar month, with the following elements, as appropriate: consent; ++ inform the patient of the availability of the service; that only one practitioner can furnish and be paid for the service during a calendar month; of the right to stop the services at any time (effective at the end of the calendar month); and that cost sharing may apply. ++ document in patient's medical record that consent was obtained. initiation during a qualifying visit for new patients or patients not seen within 3 years; provide 24/7 access for urgent needs to care team/practitioner, including providing patients/caregivers with a way to contact health care professionals in the practice to discuss urgent needs regardless of the time of day or day of week; continuity of care with a designated member of the care team with whom the patient is able to schedule successive routine appointments; deliver care in alternative ways to traditional office visits to best meet the patient's needs, such as home visits and/or expanded hours; overall comprehensive care management; ++ systematic needs assessment (medical and psychosocial). ++ system-based approaches to ensure receipt of preventive services. ++ medication reconciliation, management and oversight of self-management. development, implementation, revision, and maintenance of an electronic patient-centered comprehensive care plan; ++ care plan is available timely within and outside the billing practice as appropriate to individuals involved in the beneficiary's care, can be routinely accessed and updated by care team/practitioner, and copy of care plan to patient/caregiver; coordination of care transitions between and among health care providers and settings, including referrals to other clinicians and follow-up after an emergency department visit and discharges from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities or other health care facilities as applicable; ++ ensure timely exchange of electronic health information with other practitioners and providers to support continuity of care. ++ ensure timely follow-up communication (direct contact, telephone, electronic) with the patient and/or caregiver after an emergency department visit and discharges from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, or other health care facilities, within 7 calendar days of discharge, as clinically indicated. ongoing communication and coordinating receipt of needed services from practitioners, home- and community-based service providers, community-based social service providers, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities (or other health care facilities), and document communication regarding the patient's psychosocial strengths and needs, functional deficits, goals, preferences, and desired outcomes, including cultural and linguistic factors, in the patient's medical record; enhanced opportunities for the beneficiary and any caregiver to communicate with the care team/practitioner regarding the beneficiary's care through the use of asynchronous non-face-to-face consultation methods other than telephone, such as secure messaging, email, internet, or patient portal, and other communication-technology based services, including remote evaluation of pre-recorded patient information and interprofessional telephone/internet/ehr referral service(s), to maintain ongoing communication with patients, as appropriate; ++ ensure access to patient-initiated digital communications that require a clinical decision, such as virtual check-ins and digital online assessment and management and e/m visits (or e-visits). analyze patient population data to identify gaps in care and offer additional interventions, as appropriate; risk stratify the practice population based on defined diagnoses, claims, or other electronic data to identify and target services to patients; be assessed through performance measurement of primary care quality, total cost of care, and meaningful use of certified ehr technology