H2019 HCPCS Level II code: Therapeutic behavioral services, per 15 minutes
H2019 is the HCPCS code for “Therapeutic behavioral services, per 15 minutes” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
H2019Therapeutic behavioral services, per 15 minutes
Short description: Ther behav svc, per 15 min
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with H2019 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 H2019 sits
- 1H codesBehavioral health and substance use services
- 2Active code H2019Therapeutic behavioral services, per 15 minutes
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 H2019 mean?
H2019 is the HCPCS code for “Therapeutic behavioral services, per 15 minutes” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover H2019?
CMS lists H2019’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.
Codes beside H2019
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