End of life counseling
Full descriptor
Counseling and discussion regarding advance directives or end of life care planning and decisions, with patient and/or surrogate (list separately in addition to code for appropriate evaluation and management service)
Details
- Code
- S0257
- Short descriptor
- End of life counseling
- Code set
- HCPCS Level II
- Release
- July 2026
- Status
- Active
- Added
- Jan 1 2005
Nearby codes
Code sets are published in blocks, so neighbours are usually related.
Hospice refer visit nonmd
H&p for surgery
Comp geriatr assmt team
Genetic counsel 15 mins
Home std case rate 30 days
Home hospice case 30 days
Home episodic case 30 days
Md home visit outside cap
Sources
- CMS HCPCS Level II — July 2026, public domain
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