S0257
HCPCSEnd of life counseling
Official HCPCS Level II long descriptor
Counseling and discussion regarding advance directives or end of life care planning and decisions, with patient and/or surrogate (list separately in addition to code for appropriate evaluation and management service)
HCPCS Level II code S0257 is maintained by CMS and is active in the current quarterly release.
Short descriptor
End of life counseling
Added to HCPCS: 2005-01-01
Nearby codes in S0
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- S0272Home episodic case 30 days
- S0273Md home visit outside cap
- S0274Nurse practr visit outs cap
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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.