G0456 HCPCS Level II Code: Negative pressure wound therapy, (e.g. vacuum assisted drainage collection) using a mechanically-powered device, not durable medical equipment, including provision of cartridge and dressing(s),…
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Neg pre wound <=50 sq cm
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Pricing indicator: 13
- BETOS: P6A — Minor procedures - skin
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2015
- Terminated: December 31, 2014
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.
Code Set: Removed from the code set — not valid on or after January 1, 2015.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of G0456 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)
- G0432 — Infectious agent antibody detection by enzyme immunoassay (eia) technique, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0433 — Infectious agent antibody detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) technique, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0434 — Drug screen, other than chromatographic; any number of drug classes, by clia waived test or moderate complexity test, per patient encounter[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0435 — Infectious agent antibody detection by rapid antibody test, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0436 — Smoking and tobacco cessation counseling visit for the asymptomatic patient; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes, up to 10 minutes[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0437 — Smoking and tobacco cessation counseling visit for the asymptomatic patient; intensive, greater than 10 minutes[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0438 — Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0439 — Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history (2)
- January 1, 2015 — Removed from the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
- and 1 more
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, 2015Removed from the code setNegative pressure wound therapy, (e.g. vacuum assisted drainage collection) using a mechanically-powered device, not durable medical equipment, including provision of cartridge and dressing(s), topical application(s), wound assessment, and instructions for ongoing care, per session; total wounds(s) surface area less than or equal to 50 square centimeters
- January 1, 2013Added to the code setNegative pressure wound therapy, (e.g. vacuum assisted drainage collection) using a mechanically-powered device, not durable medical equipment, including provision of cartridge and dressing(s), topical application(s), wound assessment, and instructions for ongoing care, per session; total wounds(s) surface area less than or equal to 50 square centimeters
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G0456 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G0451 — Development testing, with interpretation and report, per standardized instrument form
- G0452 — Molecular pathology procedure; physician interpretation and report
- G0453 — Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in…
- G0454 — Physician documentation of face-to-face visit for durable medical equipment determination performed by nurse practitioner, physician assistant or clinical nurse specialist
- G0455 — Preparation with instillation of fecal microbiota by any method, including assessment of donor specimen
- G0457 — Negative pressure wound therapy, (e.g. vacuum assisted drainage collection) using a mechanically-powered device, not durable medical equipment, including provision of cartridge and dressing(s),…
- G0458 — Low dose rate (ldr) prostate brachytherapy services, composite rate
- G0459 — Inpatient telehealth pharmacologic management, including prescription, use, and review of medication with no more than minimal medical psychotherapy
- G0460 — Autologous platelet rich plasma or other blood-derived product for non-diabetic chronic wounds/ulcers, including as applicable phlebotomy, centrifugation or mixing, and all other preparatory…
- G0461 — Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, per specimen; first single or multiplex antibody stain