G0560 HCPCS Level II Code: Safety plan interven
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Safety plan interven
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Pricing indicator: 13
- BETOS: M5D — Specialist - other
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2025
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 G0560 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)
- G0534 — Coordinated care and/or referral services, such as to adequate and accessible community resources to address unmet health-related social needs, including harm reduction interventions and recovery support services a patient needs and wishes to pursue, which significantly limit the ability to diagnose or treat an opioid use disorder; each additional 30 minutes of services (provision of the services by a medicare-enrolled opioid treatment program); (list separately in addition to each primary code)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0535 — Patient navigational services, provided directly or by referral; including helping the patient to navigate health systems and identify care providers and supportive services, to build patient self-advocacy and communication skills with care providers, and to promote patient-driven action plans and goals; each additional 30 minutes of services (provision of the services by a medicare-enrolled opioid treatment program); (list separately in addition to each primary code)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0536 — Peer recovery support services, provided directly or by referral; including leveraging knowledge of the condition or lived experience to provide support, mentorship, or inspiration to meet oud treatment and recovery goals; conducting a person-centered interview to understand the patient's life story, strengths, needs, goals, preferences, and desired outcomes; developing and proposing strategies to help meet person-centered treatment goals; assisting the patient in locating or navigating recovery support services; each additional 30 minutes of services (provision of the services by a medicare-enrolled opioid treatment program); (list separately in addition to each primary code)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0537 — Administration of a standardized, evidence-based atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ascvd) risk assessment, 5-15 minutes, not more often than every 12 months[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0538 — Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ascvd) risk management services; clinical staff time; per calendar month[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0539 — Caregiver training in behavior management/modification for caregiver(s) of patients with a mental or physical health diagnosis, administered by physician or other qualified health care professional (without the patient present), face-to-face; initial 30 minutes[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0540 — Caregiver training in behavior management/modification for parent(s)/guardian(s)/caregiver(s) of patients with a mental or physical health diagnosis, administered by physician or other qualified health care professional (without the patient present), face-to-face; each additional 15 minutes[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G0541 — Caregiver training in direct care strategies and techniques to support care for patients with an ongoing condition or illness and to reduce complications (including, but not limited to, techniques to prevent decubitus ulcer formation, wound care, and infection control) (without the patient present), face-to-face; initial 30 minutes[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- January 1, 2025 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Sources for this page
Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.
- 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
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
- Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
- Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
- Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.
Labels on this page: Official source data · MedCoder structured relationship · MedCoder explanation. How to read the labels · All data sources and release dates
Change history
- January 1, 2025Added to the code setSafety 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
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G0560 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.,…
- 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,…
- 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