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G0245

Initial foot exam pt lops

Initial physician evaluation and management of a diabetic patient with diabetic sensory neuropathy resulting in a loss of protective sensation (lops) which must include: (1) the diagnosis of lops, (2) a patient history, (3) a physical examination that consists of at least the following elements: (a) visual inspection of the forefoot, hindfoot and toe web spaces, (b) evaluation of a protective sensation, (c) evaluation of foot structure and biomechanics, (d) evaluation of vascular status and skin integrity, and (e) evaluation and recommendation of footwear and (4) patient education

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2002-07-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0245 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "G0245",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Initial foot exam pt lops",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "M1A",
      "coverage": "D",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "1",
      "pricing_indicator": "11",
      "action_effective_date": "2002-07-01"
    },
    "description": "Initial physician evaluation and management of a diabetic patient with diabetic sensory neuropathy resulting in a loss of protective sensation (lops) which must include: (1) the diagnosis of lops, (2) a patient history, (3) a physical examination that consists of at least the following elements: (a) visual inspection of the forefoot, hindfoot and toe web spaces, (b) evaluation of a protective sensation, (c) evaluation of foot structure and biomechanics, (d) evaluation of vascular status and skin integrity, and (e) evaluation and recommendation of footwear and (4) patient education",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2002-07-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "doctor-visits"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "doctor-visits",
        "name": "Doctor and clinic visits",
        "confidence": 0.9,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II BETOS type of service M1A"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

G0245 in the HCPCS file

betos
M1A
coverage
D
action code
N
type of service
1
pricing indicator
11
action effective date
2002-07-01

Change history

Lifecycle

G0245 has been in effect since 2002-07-01. This page shows HCPCS Level II release 2026-10.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up G0245 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0245 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G0245. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.

Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.