G0435 HCPCS Level II code: Infectious agent antibody detection by rapid antibody test, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening
G0435 is the HCPCS code for “Infectious agent antibody detection by rapid antibody test, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G0435Infectious agent antibody detection by rapid antibody test, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening
Short description: Oral hiv-1/hiv-2 screen
HCPCS · United States
Notes for G0435
As CMS prints them, with any note G0435 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0164: SEE CHANGE REQUEST 6786.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G0435 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Clinical lab fee schedule – Price subject to national limitation amount
- Type of service
- Other medical items or services
- BETOS category
- Lab tests - other (Non-Medicare fee schedule)
- Lab certification
- Virology; General immunology
- Added
- Dec 8, 2009
Where G0435 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G0435Infectious agent antibody detection by rapid antibody test, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening
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 G0435 mean?
G0435 is the HCPCS code for “Infectious agent antibody detection by rapid antibody test, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G0435?
CMS lists G0435’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Clinical lab fee schedule – Price subject to national limitation amount”. 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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