G0421 HCPCS Level II code: Face-to-face educational services related to the care of chronic kidney disease; group, per session, per one hour
G0421 is the HCPCS code for “Face-to-face educational services related to the care of chronic kidney disease; group, per session, per one hour” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G0421Face-to-face educational services related to the care of chronic kidney disease; group, per session, per one hour
Short description: Ed svc ckd grp per session
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G0421 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
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Office visits - established
- Added
- Jan 1, 2010
Where G0421 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G0421Face-to-face educational services related to the care of chronic kidney disease; group, per session, per one hour
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 G0421 mean?
G0421 is the HCPCS code for “Face-to-face educational services related to the care of chronic kidney disease; group, per session, per one hour” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G0421?
CMS lists G0421’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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