H2012 HCPCS Level II code: Behavioral health day treatment, per hour
H2012 is the HCPCS code for “Behavioral health day treatment, per hour” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
H2012Behavioral health day treatment, per hour
Short description: Behav hlth day treat, per hr
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with H2012 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Not payable by Medicare
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Other medical items or services
- BETOS category
- Undefined codes
- Added
- Apr 1, 2003
Where H2012 sits
- 1H codesBehavioral health and substance use services
- 2Active code H2012Behavioral health day treatment, per hour
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 H2012 mean?
H2012 is the HCPCS code for “Behavioral health day treatment, per hour” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover H2012?
CMS lists H2012’s Medicare coverage as “Not payable by Medicare” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. 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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