M1310 HCPCS Level II code: Patient screened for tobacco use and received tobacco cessation intervention during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement…
M1310 is the HCPCS code for “Patient screened for tobacco use and received tobacco cessation intervention during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement period (counseling, pharmacotherapy, or…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
M1310Patient screened for tobacco use and received tobacco cessation intervention during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement period (counseling, pharmacotherapy, or both), if identified as a tobacco user
Short description: Pt scr tob & cess int
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with M1310 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, 2024
Where M1310 sits
- 1M codesMedical services and quality measures
- 2Active code M1310Patient screened for tobacco use and received tobacco cessation intervention during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement period (counseling, pharmacotherapy, or both), if identified as a tobacco user
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 M1310 mean?
M1310 is the HCPCS code for “Patient screened for tobacco use and received tobacco cessation intervention during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement period (counseling, pharmacotherapy, or both), if identified as a tobacco user” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover M1310?
CMS lists M1310’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 M1310
All M codesM1304Patient did not receive any pneumococcal conjugate or polysaccharide vaccine on or after their 19th birthday and before the end of the measurement periodM1305Patient received any pneumococcal conjugate or polysaccharide vaccine on or after their 19th birthday and before the end of the measurement periodM1306Patient had anaphylaxis due to the pneumococcal vaccine any time during or before the measurement periodM1307Documentation stating the patient has received or is currently receiving palliative or hospice careM1308Influenza immunization was not administered, reason not givenM1309Palliative care services provided to patient any time during the measurement periodM1311Anaphylaxis due to the vaccine on or before the date of the encounterM1312Patient not screened for tobacco useM1313Tobacco screening not performed or tobacco cessation intervention not provided during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement periodM1314Bmi not documented and no reason is givenM1315Colorectal cancer screening results were not documented and reviewed; reason not otherwise specifiedM1316Current tobacco non-user