G0300 HCPCS code: Direct skilled nursing services of a licensed practical nurse (lpn) in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes

G0300 is the HCPCS Level II code for direct skilled nursing services of a licensed practical nurse (lpn) in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes. Its Medicare coverage code is C (Carrier judgment): Coverage is decided by the Medicare contractor (MAC) case by case.

Code details

Medicare policy articles for this code

• A52845: Home Health Skilled Nursing Care: Teaching and Training for Dementia Patients with Behavioral Disturbances - Medical Policy Article (Wellpoint Federal (HHH MAC))
• A56502: Billing and Coding: Hospice - Neurological Conditions (Palmetto GBA (HHH MAC))
• A56545: Billing and Coding: Hospice - Renal Care (Palmetto GBA (HHH MAC))
• A56610: Billing and Coding: Hospice Cardiopulmonary Conditions (Palmetto GBA (HHH MAC))
• A56639: Billing and Coding: Hospice Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders (Palmetto GBA (HHH MAC))
• A56641: Billing and Coding: Home Health Skilled Nursing Care-Teaching and Training: Alzheimer's Disease and Behavioral Disturbances (Palmetto GBA (HHH MAC))
• A56669: Billing and Coding: Hospice - Liver Disease (Palmetto GBA (HHH MAC))
• A56674: Billing and Coding: Home Health Plans of Care: Monitoring Glucose Control in the Medicare Home Health Population with Type II Diabetes Mellitus (Palmetto GBA (HHH MAC))
• A56679: Billing and Coding: Hospice The Adult Failure To Thrive Syndrome (Palmetto GBA (HHH MAC))
• A56756: Billing and Coding: Home Health - Psychiatric Care (Palmetto GBA (HHH MAC))

Covered diagnoses (964 ICD-10-CM codes)

The diagnoses most often listed as covered in the policy articles above:

Showing 10 of 964. The full list, non-covered diagnoses and CSV export are in Caduvo.

What changed for G0300

• 2015-11-02: G0300 added to HCPCS Level II
• Next scheduled CMS quarterly update (HCPCS and DMEPOS fee schedule): 2027-01-01

Frequently asked questions

What is HCPCS code G0300?

G0300 is the HCPCS Level II code for direct skilled nursing services of a licensed practical nurse (lpn) in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes. Short descriptor: "Hhs/hospice of lpn ea 15 min".

Does Medicare cover G0300?

Coverage code C — Carrier judgment. Coverage is decided by the Medicare contractor (MAC) case by case.

Which diagnoses support coverage for G0300?

Medicare policy articles that cite G0300 list 964 covered ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes across 10 articles. The most cited include G31.01 (Pick's disease), G31.1 (Senile degeneration of brain, not elsewhere classified), G31.85 (Corticobasal degeneration). A listed diagnosis is necessary but not sufficient; the policy's other criteria still apply.

Related G03 codes

• G0302 — Pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, complete course of services, to include a minimum of 16 days of services
• G0303 — Pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, 10 to 15 days of services
• G0304 — Pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, 1 to 9 days of services
• G0305 — Post-discharge pulmonary surgery services after lvrs, minimum of 6 days of services
• G0306 — Complete cbc, automated (hgb, hct, rbc, wbc, without platelet count) and automated wbc differential count
• G0307 — Complete (cbc), automated (hgb, hct, rbc, wbc; without platelet count)
• G0308 — Creation of subcutaneous pocket with insertion of 180 day implantable interstitial glucose sensor, including system activation and patient training
• G0309 — Removal of implantable interstitial glucose sensor with creation of subcutaneous pocket at different anatomic site and insertion of new 180 day implantable sensor, including system activation
• G0310 — Immunization counseling by a physician or other qualified health care professional when the vaccine(s) is not administered on the same date of service, 5 to 15 mins time (this code is used for medicaid billing purposes)
• G0311 — Immunization counseling by a physician or other qualified health care professional when the vaccine(s) is not administered on the same date of service, 16-30 mins time (this code is used for medicaid billing purposes)
• G0312 — Immunization counseling by a physician or other qualified health care professional when the vaccine(s) is not administered on the same date of service for ages under 21, 5 to 15 mins time (this code is used for medicaid billing purposes)
• G0313 — Immunization counseling by a physician or other qualified health care professional when the vaccine(s) is not administered on the same date of service for ages under 21, 16-30 mins time (this code is used for medicaid billing purposes)

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Sources: CMS HCPCS Level II release October 2026; CMS DMEPOS fee schedule; CMS NCCI MUE tables; CMS Medicare utilization (physician and DME supplier files); CMS Medicare Coverage Database articles. Fees are Medicare allowables, not commercial rates. Not billing or legal advice.

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