Table of content for "End of life counseling" (HCPCS S0257)
General information on the “S0257” code
HCPCS Code: S0257
Long Description: 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)
Short Description: End of life counseling
Original information is taken from S0257 page
Pricing indicators
Pricing Indicator Code 1: 00 – Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.)
Multiple Pricing Indicator Code 9 : Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99')
Certification and additional reference information
Coverage
Coverage: I – Not payable by Medicare
Type of service
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS): Z2 – Undefined codes
Type Of Service 1: 9 – Other medical items or services
Misc information
Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity: 0
Code Added Date: 20050101
Code Effective Date: 20050101
Action Code: N – No maintenance for this code