G0136 HCPCS Level II Code: Administration of a standardized, evidence-based assessment of physical activity and nutrition, 5-15 minutes, not more often than every 6 months
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Adm of pa/n assess 5-15 m
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Pricing indicator: 13
- BETOS: M5D — Specialist - other
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2026
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of G0136 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Nearest codes (40)
- G0101 — Cervical or vaginal cancer screening; pelvic and clinical breast examination[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0102 — Prostate cancer screening; digital rectal examination[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0103 — Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0104 — Colorectal cancer screening; flexible sigmoidoscopy[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0105 — Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0106 — Colorectal cancer screening; alternative to g0104, screening sigmoidoscopy, barium enema[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0108 — Diabetes outpatient self-management training services, individual, per 30 minutes[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0109 — Diabetes outpatient self-management training services, group session (2 or more), per 30 minutes[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- January 1, 2024 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Sources for this page
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- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
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Change history
- January 1, 2024Added to the code setAdministration of a standardized, evidence-based assessment of physical activity and nutrition, 5-15 minutes, not more often than every 6 months
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G0136 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G0124 — Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, requiring interpretation by physician
- G0127 — Trimming of dystrophic nails, any number
- G0128 — Direct (face-to-face with patient) skilled nursing services of a registered nurse provided in a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, each 10 minutes beyond the first 5 minutes
- G0129 — Occupational therapy services requiring the skills of a qualified occupational therapist, furnished as a component of a partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient treatment program, per session…
- G0130 — Single energy x-ray absorptiometry (sexa) bone density study, one or more sites; appendicular skeleton (peripheral) (e.g., radius, wrist, heel)
- G0137 — Intensive outpatient services; weekly bundle, minimum of 9 services over a 7 contiguous day period, which can include individual and group therapy with physicians or psychologists (or other mental…
- G0138 — Intravenous infusion of cipaglucosidase alfa-atga, including provider/supplier acquisition and clinical supervision of oral administration of miglustat in preparation of receipt of cipaglucosidase…
- G0140 — Principal illness navigation - peer support by certified or trained auxiliary personnel under the direction of a physician or other practitioner, including a certified peer specialist; 60 minutes per…
- G0141 — Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system, with manual rescreening, requiring interpretation by physician
- G0143 — Screening cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation, with manual screening and rescreening by cytotechnologist under…