G0499 HCPCS Level II code: Hepatitis b screening in non-pregnant, high risk individual includes hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), antibodies to hbsag (anti-hbs) and antibodies to…
G0499 is the HCPCS code for “Hepatitis b screening in non-pregnant, high risk individual includes hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), antibodies to hbsag (anti-hbs) and antibodies to hepatitis b core antigen (anti-hbc), and is…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G0499Hepatitis b screening in non-pregnant, high risk individual includes hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), antibodies to hbsag (anti-hbs) and antibodies to hepatitis b core antigen (anti-hbc), and is followed by a neutralizing confirmatory test, when performed, only for an initially reactive hbsag result
Short description: Hepb screen high risk indiv
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G0499 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 by carriers (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion)
- Type of service
- Diagnostic laboratory
- BETOS category
- Lab tests - other (Non-Medicare fee schedule)
- Lab certification
- Virology; General immunology
- Added
- Sep 28, 2016
Where G0499 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G0499Hepatitis b screening in non-pregnant, high risk individual includes hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), antibodies to hbsag (anti-hbs) and antibodies to hepatitis b core antigen (anti-hbc), and is followed by a neutralizing confirmatory test, when performed, only for an initially reactive hbsag result
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 G0499 mean?
G0499 is the HCPCS code for “Hepatitis b screening in non-pregnant, high risk individual includes hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), antibodies to hbsag (anti-hbs) and antibodies to hepatitis b core antigen (anti-hbc), and is followed by a neutralizing confirmatory test, when performed, only for an initially reactive hbsag result” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G0499?
CMS lists G0499’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Physician fee schedule – Price established by carriers (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion)”. 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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