GW HCPCS Level II modifier: Service not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition
GW is a HCPCS Level II modifier: “Service not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition.” It adds this detail to the code it is reported with.
Official description
GWService not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition
Short description: Service unrelated to term co
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with GW in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Added
- Jan 1, 2002
Where GW sits
- 1GroupHCPCS modifiers
- 2Modifier GWService not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition
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 GW mean?
GW is the HCPCS code for “Service not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Where is GW in the HCPCS Level II list?
GW is listed under Modifiers.
Does Medicare cover GW?
CMS lists GW’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply”. 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.
Codes beside GW
All modifiersGQVia asynchronous telecommunications systemGRThis service was performed in whole or in part by a resident in a department of veterans affairs medical center or clinic, supervised in accordance with va policyGSDosage of erythropoietin stimulating agent has been reduced and maintained in response to hematocrit or hemoglobin levelGTVia interactive audio and video telecommunication systemsGUWaiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy, routine noticeGVAttending physician not employed or paid under arrangement by the patient's hospice providerGXNotice of liability issued, voluntary under payer policyGYItem or service statutorily excluded, does not meet the definition of any medicare benefit or, for non-medicare insurers, is not a contract benefitGZItem or service expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessaryH9Court-orderedHAChild/adolescent programHBAdult program, non geriatric