G0506 HCPCS Level II code: Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care…
G0506 is the HCPCS code for “Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G0506Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service)
Short description: Comp asses care plan ccm svc
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G0506 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
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Specialist - other
- Added
- Jan 1, 2017
Where G0506 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G0506Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service)
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 G0506 mean?
G0506 is the HCPCS code for “Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G0506?
CMS lists G0506’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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