G0559 – Post-operative follow-up visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management services addressing surgical procedure(s), provided by a physician or qualified health care professional who is not the practitioner who performed the procedure (or in the same group practice) and is of the same or of a different specialty than the practitioner who performed the procedure, within the 90-day global period of the procedure(s), once per 90-day global period, when there has not been a formal transfer of care and requires the following required elements, when possible and applicable: reading available surgical note to understand the relative success of the procedure, the anatomy that was affected, and potential complications that could have arisen due to the unique circumstances of the patient's operation. research the procedure to determine expected post-operative course and potential complications (in the case of doing a post-op for a procedure outside the specialty). evaluate and physically examine the patient to determine whether the post-operative course is progressing appropriately. communicate with the practitioner who performed the procedure if any questions or concerns arise. (list separately in addition to office/outpatient evaluation and management visit, new or established)

Long description

Post-operative follow-up visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management services addressing surgical procedure(s), provided by a physician or qualified health care professional who is not the practitioner who performed the procedure (or in the same group practice) and is of the same or of a different specialty than the practitioner who performed the procedure, within the 90-day global period of the procedure(s), once per 90-day global period, when there has not been a formal transfer of care and requires the following required elements, when possible and applicable: reading available surgical note to understand the relative success of the procedure, the anatomy that was affected, and potential complications that could have arisen due to the unique circumstances of the patient's operation. research the procedure to determine expected post-operative course and potential complications (in the case of doing a post-op for a procedure outside the specialty). evaluate and physically examine the patient to determine whether the post-operative course is progressing appropriately. communicate with the practitioner who performed the procedure if any questions or concerns arise. (list separately in addition to office/outpatient evaluation and management visit, new or established)

Short description

Unrelat prac follow up visit

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

• 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
• G0560 – Safety planning interventions, each 20 minutes personally performed by the billing practitioner, including assisting the patient in the identification of the following personalized elements of a safety plan: recognizing warning signs of an impending suicidal or substance use-related crisis; employing internal coping strategies; utilizing social contacts and social settings as a means of distraction from suicidal thoughts or risky substance use; utilizing family members, significant others, caregivers, and/or friends to help resolve the crisis; contacting mental health or substance use disorder professionals or agencies; and making the environment safe
• G0561 – Tympanostomy with local or topical anesthesia and insertion of a ventilating tube when performed with tympanostomy tube delivery device, unilateral (list separately in addition to 69433) (do not use in conjunction with 0583t)
• G0562 – Therapeutic radiology simulation-aided field setting; complex, including acquisition of pet and ct imaging data required for radiopharmaceutical-directed radiation therapy treatment planning (i.e., modeling)
• G0563 – Stereotactic body radiation therapy, treatment delivery, per fraction to 1 or more lesions, including image guidance and real-time positron emissions-based delivery adjustments to 1 or more lesions, entire course not to exceed 5 fractions
• G0564 – Creation of subcutaneous pocket with insertion of 365 day implantable interstitial glucose sensor, including system activation and patient training
• G0565 – Removal of implantable interstitial glucose sensor with creation of subcutaneous pocket at different anatomic site and insertion of new 365 day implantable sensor, including system activation
• G0566 – 3d radiodensity-value bone imaging, algorithm derived, from previous magnetic resonance examination of the same anatomy
• G0567 – Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); hepatitis c, screening, amplified probe technique