G0470 HCPCS Level II Code: Fqhc visit, mh estab pt
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Fqhc visit, mh estab pt
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Pricing indicator: 13
- BETOS: M1B — Office visits - established
- Last CMS action effective: October 1, 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.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of G0470 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)
- G0448 — Insertion or replacement of a permanent pacing cardioverter-defibrillator system with transvenous lead(s), single or dual chamber with insertion of pacing electrode, cardiac venous system, for left ventricular pacing[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0451 — Development testing, with interpretation and report, per standardized instrument form[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0452 — Molecular pathology procedure; physician interpretation and report[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- 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 addition to primary procedure)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0454 — Physician documentation of face-to-face visit for durable medical equipment determination performed by nurse practitioner, physician assistant or clinical nurse specialist[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0455 — Preparation with instillation of fecal microbiota by any method, including assessment of donor specimen[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0456 — 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), 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[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- 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), topical application(s), wound assessment, and instructions for ongoing care, per session; total wounds(s) surface area greater than 50 square centimeters[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- October 1, 2014 — 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
- October 1, 2014Added to the code setFederally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, mental health, established patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face mental health encounter (one-on-one) between an established patient and a fqhc practitioner during which time one or more fqhc services are rendered and includes a typical bundle of medicare-covered services that would be furnished per diem to a patient receiving a mental health visit
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G0470 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G0465 — Autologous platelet rich plasma (prp) or other blood-derived product for diabetic chronic wounds/ulcers, using an fda-cleared device for this indication, (includes as applicable administration,…
- G0466 — Federally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, new patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face encounter (one-on-one) between a new patient and a fqhc practitioner during which time one or more…
- G0467 — Federally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, established patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face encounter (one-on-one) between an established patient and a fqhc practitioner during which…
- G0468 — Federally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, ippe or awv; a fqhc visit that includes an initial preventive physical examination (ippe) or annual wellness visit (awv) and includes a typical bundle…
- G0469 — Federally qualified health center (fqhc) visit, mental health, new patient; a medically-necessary, face-to-face mental health encounter (one-on-one) between a new patient and a fqhc practitioner…
- G0471 — Collection of venous blood by venipuncture or urine sample by catheterization from an individual in a skilled nursing facility (snf) or by a laboratory on behalf of a home health agency (hha)
- G0472 — Hepatitis c antibody screening, for individual at high risk and other covered indication(s)
- G0473 — Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, group (2-10), 30 minutes
- G0475 — Hiv antigen/antibody, combination assay, screening
- G0476 — Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); human papillomavirus (hpv), high-risk types (e.g., 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68) for cervical cancer screening, must be…