LCD L33393: Hospice - Determining Terminal Status — Wellpoint Federal
Hospice
Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗HCPCS Level II code
G0179 — Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and allowed practitioners to affirm the initial implementation of the plan of care
HCPCS Level IIVerified Oct 19, 2026
Medicare payment
$44.42
2026 Physician Fee Schedule · non-facility
Source: CMS Physician Fee Schedule (PPRRVU 2026). CMS fee schedules ↗ · PFS status indicator A
National amount before geographic adjustment. Your MAC's locality rate will differ.
Code definition
Code
G0179
Code system
HCPCS Level II
Full description
Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and allowed practitioners to affirm the initial implementation of the plan of care
Policy activity for HCPCS G0179
CLV Intelligence is tracking 2 policy changes that cite HCPCS G0179 between 2026-07-24 and 2026-09-12, drawn from 2 LCD/NCD coverage updates. The changes span Hospice.
- LCD/NCD coverage updates
- 2
Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to HCPCS G0179 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.
Recent policy changes matched to G0179
Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.
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