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G0445

High inten beh couns std 30m

High intensity behavioral counseling to prevent sexually transmitted infection; face-to-face, individual, includes: education, skills training and guidance on how to change sexual behavior; performed semi-annually, 30 minutes

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2011-11-08
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0445 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "G0445",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "High inten beh couns std 30m",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "Y1",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "1",
      "pricing_indicator": "13",
      "action_effective_date": "2011-11-08"
    },
    "description": "High intensity behavioral counseling to prevent sexually transmitted infection; face-to-face, individual, includes: education, skills training and guidance on how to change sexual behavior; performed semi-annually, 30 minutes",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2011-11-08",
    "care_categories": [
      "preventive-counseling"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "preventive-counseling",
        "name": "Preventive counseling",
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II range G0445-G0447"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

G0445 in the HCPCS file

betos
Y1
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
1
pricing indicator
13
action effective date
2011-11-08

Change history

Lifecycle

G0445 has been in effect since 2011-11-08. 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 G0445 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0445 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G0445. 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.