G3003 HCPCS Level II code: Each additional 15 minutes of chronic pain management and treatment by a physician or other qualified health care professional, per calendar month. (list…
G3003 is the HCPCS code for “Each additional 15 minutes of chronic pain management and treatment by a physician or other qualified health care professional, per calendar month. (list separately in addition to code for g3002.…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G3003Each additional 15 minutes of chronic pain management and treatment by a physician or other qualified health care professional, per calendar month. (list separately in addition to code for g3002. when using g3003, 15 minutes must be met or exceeded.)
Short description: Chronic pain mgmt addl 15m
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G3003 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
- Ambulatory procedures - other
- Added
- Jan 1, 2023
Where G3003 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G3003Each additional 15 minutes of chronic pain management and treatment by a physician or other qualified health care professional, per calendar month. (list separately in addition to code for g3002. when using g3003, 15 minutes must be met or exceeded.)
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 G3003 mean?
G3003 is the HCPCS code for “Each additional 15 minutes of chronic pain management and treatment by a physician or other qualified health care professional, per calendar month. (list separately in addition to code for g3002. when using g3003, 15 minutes must be met or exceeded.)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G3003?
CMS lists G3003’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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