G0128 HCPCS Level II code: Direct (face-to-face with patient) skilled nursing services of a registered nurse provided in a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, each 10…
G0128 is the HCPCS code for “Direct (face-to-face with patient) skilled nursing services of a registered nurse provided in a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, each 10 minutes beyond the first 5 minutes” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G0128Direct (face-to-face with patient) skilled nursing services of a registered nurse provided in a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, each 10 minutes beyond the first 5 minutes
Short description: Corf skilled nursing service
HCPCS · United States
Notes for G0128
As CMS prints them, with any note G0128 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0070: G0128 MAY BE BILLED BY A COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITY ONLY. G0128 ESTABLISHED TO IMPLEMENT BBA (97) SECTION 4541(a)(2).
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G0128 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Value not established
- Type of service
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Other - Non-Medicare fee schedule
- Coverage statute
- 1833(a)
- Added
- Apr 1, 1998
Where G0128 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G0128Direct (face-to-face with patient) skilled nursing services of a registered nurse provided in a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, each 10 minutes beyond the first 5 minutes
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 G0128 mean?
G0128 is the HCPCS code for “Direct (face-to-face with patient) skilled nursing services of a registered nurse provided in a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility, each 10 minutes beyond the first 5 minutes” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G0128?
CMS lists G0128’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Value not established”. 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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