G0282 — Electrical stimulation, (unattended), to one or more areas, for wound care other than described in g0281
G0282 is a HCPCS Level II code for electrical stimulation, (unattended), to one or more areas, for wound care other than described in g0281. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Non-covered by Medicare
Medicare does not cover the item or service this code describes.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Physician fee schedule statusN
Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of G0282 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.
- practitioner
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
- outpatient
- 0 — never payable MAI 3 — Date of Service Edit: Clinical · CMS Policy
The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.
The CMS record for G0282
- Long descriptor
- Electrical stimulation, (unattended), to one or more areas, for wound care other than described in g0281
- Short descriptor
- Elect stim wound care not pd
- Added
- April 1, 2003
- BETOS
- P5E
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to G0282
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G0282 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G0269Placement of occlusive device into either a venous or arterial access site, post surgical or interventional procedure (e.g., angioseal plug, vascular plug)
- G0270Medical nutrition therapy; reassessment and subsequent intervention(s) following second referral in same year for change in diagnosis, medical condition or treatment regimen (including additional hours needed for renal disease), individual, face to face with the patient, each 15 minutes
- G0271Medical nutrition therapy, reassessment and subsequent intervention(s) following second referral in same year for change in diagnosis, medical condition, or treatment regimen (including additional hours needed for renal disease), group (2 or more individuals), each 30 minutes
- G0276Blinded procedure for lumbar stenosis, percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression (pild) or placebo-control, performed in an approved coverage with evidence development (ced) clinical trial
- G0277Hyperbaric oxygen under pressure, full body chamber, per 30 minute interval
- G0278Iliac and/or femoral artery angiography, non-selective, bilateral or ipsilateral to catheter insertion, performed at the same time as cardiac catheterization and/or coronary angiography, includes positioning or placement of the catheter in the distal aorta or ipsilateral femoral or iliac artery, injection of dye, production of permanent images, and radiologic supervision and interpretation (list separately in addition to primary procedure)
- G0279Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066)
- G0281Electrical stimulation, (unattended), to one or more areas, for chronic stage iii and stage iv pressure ulcers, arterial ulcers, diabetic ulcers, and venous stasis ulcers not demonstrating measurable signs of healing after 30 days of conventional care, as part of a therapy plan of care
- G0283Electrical stimulation (unattended), to one or more areas for indication(s) other than wound care, as part of a therapy plan of care
- G0288Reconstruction, computed tomographic angiography of aorta for surgical planning for vascular surgery
- G0289Arthroscopy, knee, surgical, for removal of loose body, foreign body, debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) at the time of other surgical knee arthroscopy in a different compartment of the same knee
- G0293Noncovered surgical procedure(s) using conscious sedation, regional, general or spinal anesthesia in a medicare qualifying clinical trial, per day
- G0294Noncovered procedure(s) using either no anesthesia or local anesthesia only, in a medicare qualifying clinical trial, per day
- G0295Electromagnetic therapy, to one or more areas, for wound care other than described in g0329 or for other uses
- G0296Counseling visit to discuss need for lung cancer screening using low dose ct scan (ldct) (service is for eligibility determination and shared decision making)
- G0297Low dose ct scan (ldct) for lung cancer screeningterminated
Questions about G0282
What is HCPCS code G0282?
G0282 is a HCPCS Level II code for electrical stimulation, (unattended), to one or more areas, for wound care other than described in g0281. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G0282?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G0282 as "Non-covered by Medicare". Medicare does not cover the item or service this code describes.
How is G0282 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G0282 carries PFS status code N. Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.