Infectious Disease: Are You Reporting the Visit Complexity Add-On Code?
This article discusses an add-on Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code, G0545, created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for reporting the visit complexity inherent to an infectious disease subspecialist’s hospital care of a patient with confirmed or suspected infectious disease. This article includes answers to the following questions: What is G0545? Can any physician or other qualified health care professional report this code? When is G0545 reported? What is the value of reporting G0545 for pediatric infectious disease subspecialists?
Authors
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Publication Details
- Journal
- AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter
- Published
- 2025-12-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/pcco_book261_document002
- Primary Topic
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00