T1021 HCPCS Level II code: Home health aide or certified nurse assistant, per visit
T1021 is the HCPCS code for “Home health aide or certified nurse assistant, per visit” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
T1021Home health aide or certified nurse assistant, per visit
Short description: Hh aide or cn aide per visit
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with T1021 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
- Jul 1, 2002
Where T1021 sits
- 1T codesState Medicaid agency codes
- 2Active code T1021Home health aide or certified nurse assistant, per visit
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 T1021 mean?
T1021 is the HCPCS code for “Home health aide or certified nurse assistant, per visit” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover T1021?
CMS lists T1021’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 T1021
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