G0019 HCPCS - COMMUNITY HEALTH INTEGRATION SERVICES PERFORMED BY CERTIFIED OR TRAINED AUXILIARY PERSONNEL, INCLUDING A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER PRACTITIONER; 60 MINUTES PER CALENDAR MONTH, IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) NEED(S) THAT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITING THE ABILITY TO DIAGNOSE OR TREAT PROBLEM(S) ADDRESSED IN AN INITIATING VISIT: PERSON-CENTERED ASSESSMENT, PERFORMED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE INDIVIDUALIZED CONTEXT OF THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN THE SDOH NEED(S) AND THE PROBLEM(S) ADDRESSED IN THE INITIATING VISIT. ++ CONDUCTING A PERSON-CENTERED ASSESSMENT TO UNDERSTAND PATIENT'S LIFE STORY, STRENGTHS, NEEDS, GOALS, PREFERENCES AND DESIRED OUTCOMES, INCLUDING UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC FACTORS AND INCLUDING UNMET SDOH NEEDS (THAT ARE NOT SEPARATELY BILLED). ++ FACILITATING PATIENT-DRIVEN GOAL-SETTING AND ESTABLISHING AN ACTION PLAN. ++ PROVIDING TAILORED SUPPORT TO THE PATIENT AS NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PRACTITIONER'S TREATMENT PLAN. PRACTITIONER, HOME-, AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE COORDINATION. ++ COORDINATING RECEIPT OF NEEDED SERVICES FROM HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS, PROVIDERS, AND FACILITIES; AND FROM HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND CAREGIVER (IF APPLICABLE). ++ COMMUNICATION WITH PRACTITIONERS, HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE PROVIDERS, HOSPITALS, AND SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES (OR OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES) REGARDING THE PATIENT'S PSYCHOSOCIAL STRENGTHS AND NEEDS, FUNCTIONAL DEFICITS, GOALS, PREFERENCES, AND DESIRED OUTCOMES, INCLUDING CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC FACTORS. ++ COORDINATION OF CARE TRANSITIONS BETWEEN AND AMONG HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS AND SETTINGS, INCLUDING TRANSITIONS INVOLVING REFERRAL TO OTHER CLINICIANS; FOLLOW-UP AFTER AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT; OR FOLLOW-UP AFTER DISCHARGES FROM HOSPITALS, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES OR OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES. ++ FACILITATING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL SERVICES (E.G., HOUSING, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD ASSISTANCE) TO ADDRESS THE SDOH NEED(S). HEALTH EDUCATION- HELPING THE PATIENT CONTEXTUALIZE HEALTH EDUCATION PROVIDED BY THE PATIENT'S TREATMENT TEAM WITH THE PATIENT'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, GOALS, AND PREFERENCES, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SDOH NEED(S), AND EDUCATING THE PATIENT ON HOW TO BEST PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING. BUILDING PATIENT SELF-ADVOCACY SKILLS, SO THAT THE PATIENT CAN INTERACT WITH MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM AND RELATED COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES ADDRESSING THE SDOH NEED(S), IN WAYS THAT ARE MORE LIKELY TO PROMOTE PERSONALIZED AND EFFECTIVE DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT. HEALTH CARE ACCESS / HEALTH SYSTEM NAVIGATION. ++ HELPING THE PATIENT ACCESS HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE PRACTITIONERS OR PROVIDERS FOR CLINICAL CARE AND HELPING SECURE APPOINTMENTS WITH THEM. FACILITATING BEHAVIORAL CHANGE AS NECESSARY FOR MEETING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT GOALS, INCLUDING PROMOTING PATIENT MOTIVATION TO PARTICIPATE IN CARE AND REACH PERSON-CENTERED DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT GOALS. FACILITATING AND PROVIDING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO HELP THE PATIENT COPE WITH THE PROBLEM(S) ADDRESSED IN THE INITIATING VISIT, THE SDOH NEED(S), AND ADJUST DAILY ROUTINES TO BETTER MEET DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT GOALS. LEVERAGING LIVED EXPERIENCE WHEN APPLICABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP, OR INSPIRATION TO MEET TREATMENT GOALS

Code Information

  • HCPCS Code: G0019
  • Sequence Number: 0010
  • Short Description: Comm hlth intg svs sdoh 60mn
  • Long Description: Community health integration services performed by certified or trained auxiliary personnel, including a community health worker, under the direction of a physician or other practitioner; 60 minutes per calendar month, in the following activities to address social determinants of health (sdoh) need(s) that are significantly limiting the ability to diagnose or treat problem(s) addressed in an initiating visit: person-centered assessment, performed to better understand the individualized context of the intersection between the sdoh need(s) and the problem(s) addressed in the initiating visit. ++ conducting a person-centered assessment to understand patient's life story, strengths, needs, goals, preferences and desired outcomes, including understanding cultural and linguistic factors and including unmet sdoh needs (that are not separately billed). ++ facilitating patient-driven goal-setting and establishing an action plan. ++ providing tailored support to the patient as needed to accomplish the practitioner's treatment plan. practitioner, home-, and community-based care coordination. ++ coordinating receipt of needed services from healthcare practitioners, providers, and facilities; and from home- and community-based service providers, social service providers, and caregiver (if applicable). ++ communication with practitioners, home- and community-based service providers, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities (or other health care facilities) regarding the patient's psychosocial strengths and needs, functional deficits, goals, preferences, and desired outcomes, including cultural and linguistic factors. ++ coordination of care transitions between and among health care practitioners and settings, including transitions involving referral to other clinicians; follow-up after an emergency department visit; or follow-up after discharges from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities or other health care facilities. ++ facilitating access to community-based social services (e.g., housing, utilities, transportation, food assistance) to address the sdoh need(s). health education- helping the patient contextualize health education provided by the patient's treatment team with the patient's individual needs, goals, and preferences, in the context of the sdoh need(s), and educating the patient on how to best participate in medical decision-making. building patient self-advocacy skills, so that the patient can interact with members of the health care team and related community-based services addressing the sdoh need(s), in ways that are more likely to promote personalized and effective diagnosis or treatment. health care access / health system navigation. ++ helping the patient access healthcare, including identifying appropriate practitioners or providers for clinical care and helping secure appointments with them. facilitating behavioral change as necessary for meeting diagnosis and treatment goals, including promoting patient motivation to participate in care and reach person-centered diagnosis or treatment goals. facilitating and providing social and emotional support to help the patient cope with the problem(s) addressed in the initiating visit, the sdoh need(s), and adjust daily routines to better meet diagnosis and treatment goals. leveraging lived experience when applicable to provide support, mentorship, or inspiration to meet treatment goals
  • Date Added: 1/1/2024
  • Action Code: N - No maintenance for this code
  • Action Effective Date: 1/1/2024
  • Classification: Temporary Procedures & Professional Services
  • Coding System: HCPCS

Code Type

  • Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code: M5D - Specialist - other
  • Type Of Service Code:
    • 1 - Whole blood only eff 01/96, whole blood or packed red cells before 01/96

Billing Information

  • Pricing Indicator Code:
    • 13 - Price established by carriers (e.G., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion)
  • Multiple Pricing Indicator Code: A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
  • Coverage Issues Manual Reference Section Number:
      N/A
    • Medicare Carriers Manual Reference Section Number:
        N/A
      • Coverage Code: C - Carrier judgment

      HCPCS Record

      Field Name Field Value
      Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Code G0019
      HCPCS Sequence Number 0010
      HCPCS Record Identification Code 3 - First line of procedure record also contains detail information in positions 92-275
      HCPCS Long Description Community health integration services performed by certified or trained auxiliary personnel, including a community health worker, under the direction of a physician or other practitioner; 60 minutes per calendar month, in the following activities to address social determinants of health (sdoh) need(s) that are significantly limiting the ability to diagnose or treat problem(s) addressed in an initiating visit: person-centered assessment, performed to better understand the individualized context of the intersection between the sdoh need(s) and the problem(s) addressed in the initiating visit. ++ conducting a person-centered assessment to understand patient's life story, strengths, needs, goals, preferences and desired outcomes, including understanding cultural and linguistic factors and including unmet sdoh needs (that are not separately billed). ++ facilitating patient-driven goal-setting and establishing an action plan. ++ providing tailored support to the patient as needed to accomplish the practitioner's treatment plan. practitioner, home-, and community-based care coordination. ++ coordinating receipt of needed services from healthcare practitioners, providers, and facilities; and from home- and community-based service providers, social service providers, and caregiver (if applicable). ++ communication with practitioners, home- and community-based service providers, hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities (or other health care facilities) regarding the patient's psychosocial strengths and needs, functional deficits, goals, preferences, and desired outcomes, including cultural and linguistic factors. ++ coordination of care transitions between and among health care practitioners and settings, including transitions involving referral to other clinicians; follow-up after an emergency department visit; or follow-up after discharges from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities or other health care facilities. ++ facilitating access to community-based social services (e.g., housing, utilities, transportation, food assistance) to address the sdoh need(s). health education- helping the patient contextualize health education provided by the patient's treatment team with the patient's individual needs, goals, and preferences, in the context of the sdoh need(s), and educating the patient on how to best participate in medical decision-making. building patient self-advocacy skills, so that the patient can interact with members of the health care team and related community-based services addressing the sdoh need(s), in ways that are more likely to promote personalized and effective diagnosis or treatment. health care access / health system navigation. ++ helping the patient access healthcare, including identifying appropriate practitioners or providers for clinical care and helping secure appointments with them. facilitating behavioral change as necessary for meeting diagnosis and treatment goals, including promoting patient motivation to participate in care and reach person-centered diagnosis or treatment goals. facilitating and providing social and emotional support to help the patient cope with the problem(s) addressed in the initiating visit, the sdoh need(s), and adjust daily routines to better meet diagnosis and treatment goals. leveraging lived experience when applicable to provide support, mentorship, or inspiration to meet treatment goals
      HCPCS Short Description Comm hlth intg svs sdoh 60mn
      HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code 1 13 - Price established by carriers (e.G., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion)
      HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
      HCPCS Coverage Code C - Carrier judgment
      HCPCS Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code M5D - Specialist - other
      HCPCS Type Of Service Code 1 1 - Whole blood only eff 01/96, whole blood or packed red cells before 01/96
      HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity 0
      HCPCS Code Added Date 1/1/2024
      HCPCS Action Effective Date 1/1/2024
      HCPCS Action Code N - No maintenance for this code

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