G0 HCPCS Level II modifier: Telehealth services for diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment, of symptoms of an acute stroke
G0 is a HCPCS Level II modifier: “Telehealth services for diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment, of symptoms of an acute stroke.” It adds this detail to the code it is reported with.
Official description
G0Telehealth services for diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment, of symptoms of an acute stroke
Short description: Telestroke
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G0 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Added
- Jan 1, 2019
Where G0 sits
- 1GroupHCPCS modifiers
- 2Modifier G0Telehealth services for diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment, of symptoms of an acute stroke
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code G0 mean?
G0 is the HCPCS code for “Telehealth services for diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment, of symptoms of an acute stroke” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Where is G0 in the HCPCS Level II list?
G0 is listed under Modifiers.
Does Medicare cover G0?
CMS lists G0’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
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