G0494
HCPCSLpn care ea 15min hh/hospice
Official HCPCS Level II long descriptor
Skilled services of a licensed practical nurse (lpn) for the observation and assessment of the patient's condition, each 15 minutes (the change in the patient's condition requires skilled nursing personnel to identify and evaluate the patient's need for possible modification of treatment in the home health or hospice setting)
HCPCS Level II code G0494 is maintained by CMS and is active in the current quarterly release.
Short descriptor
Lpn care ea 15min hh/hospice
Added to HCPCS: 2017-01-01
Nearby codes in G0
- G0480Drug test def 1-7 classes
- G0481Drug test def 8-14 classes
- G0482Drug test def 15-21 classes
- G0483Drug test def 22+ classes
- G0490Home visit rn, lpn by rhc/fq
- G0491Dialysis acu kidney no esrd
- G0492Md/oth eval acut kid no esrd
- G0493Rn care ea 15 min hh/hospice
- G0495Rn care train/edu in hh
- G0496Lpn care train/edu in hh
- G0498Chemo extend iv infus w/pump
- G0499Hepb screen high risk indiv
- G0500Mod sedat endo service >5yrs
- G0501Resource-inten svc during ov
- G0506Comp asses care plan ccm svc
- G0508Crit care telehea consult 60
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HCPCS Level II July 2026 quarterly update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “July 2026 Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File” (HCPC2026_JUL_ANWEB_06172026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.