M1159 HCPCS Level II code: Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period
M1159 is the HCPCS code for “Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
M1159Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period
Short description: Hospc serv dur meas pd
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with M1159 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Undefined codes
- Added
- Jan 1, 2023
Where M1159 sits
- 1M codesMedical services and quality measures
- 2Active code M1159Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period
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 M1159 mean?
M1159 is the HCPCS code for “Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover M1159?
CMS lists M1159’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” 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 M1159
All M codesM1153Patient with diagnosis of osteoporosis on date of encounterM1154Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement periodM1155Patient had anaphylaxis due to the pneumococcal vaccine any time during or before the measurement periodM1156Patient received active chemotherapy any time during the measurement periodM1157Patient received bone marrow transplant any time during the measurement periodM1158Patient had history of immunocompromising conditions prior to or during the measurement periodM1160Patient had anaphylaxis due to the meningococcal vaccine any time on or before the patient's 13th birthdayM1161Patient had anaphylaxis due to the tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis vaccine any time on or before the patient's 13th birthdayM1162Patient had encephalitis due to the tetanus, diphtheria or pertussis vaccine any time on or before the patient's 13th birthdayM1163Patient had anaphylaxis due to the hpv vaccine any time on or before the patient's 13th birthdayM1164Patients with dementia any time during the patient's history through the end of the measurement periodM1165Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period