G0141 HCPCS Level II code: Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system, with manual rescreening, requiring interpretation by physician
G0141 is the HCPCS code for “Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system, with manual rescreening, requiring interpretation by physician” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G0141Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system, with manual rescreening, requiring interpretation by physician
Short description: Scr c/v cyto,autosys and md
HCPCS · United States
Notes for G0141
As CMS prints them, with any note G0141 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0045: SEE INTERMEDIARY MANUAL 3628.1A FOR PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS. (P3000,P3001 G0123, G0124, G0141, G0143, G0144, G0145, G0147, G0148). PROGRAM MEMORANDUM AB-98-71.60.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G0141 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Physician fee schedule – Price established using national RVUs
- Type of service
- Diagnostic laboratory
- BETOS category
- Lab tests - other (Non-Medicare fee schedule)
- Lab certification
- Cytology
- Added
- Jan 1, 1999
Where G0141 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G0141Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system, with manual rescreening, requiring interpretation by physician
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 G0141 mean?
G0141 is the HCPCS code for “Screening cytopathology smears, cervical or vaginal, performed by automated system, with manual rescreening, requiring interpretation by physician” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G0141?
CMS lists G0141’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Physician fee schedule – Price established using national RVUs”. 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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