G0302 — Pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, complete course of services, to include a minimum of 16 days of services
G0302 is a HCPCS Level II code for pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, complete course of services, to include a minimum of 16 days of services. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
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 statusX
Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.
Global period: XXX
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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day
The most units of G0302 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
- 1 unit MAI 2 — Date of Service Edit: Policy · Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction
- outpatient
- 1 unit MAI 2 — Date of Service Edit: Policy · Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction
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 G0302
- Long descriptor
- Pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, complete course of services, to include a minimum of 16 days of services
- Short descriptor
- Pre-op service lvrs complete
- Added
- January 1, 2004
- BETOS
- T2D
- 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 G0302
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G0302 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- G0299Direct skilled nursing services of a registered nurse (rn) in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G0300Direct skilled nursing services of a licensed practical nurse (lpn) in the home health or hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G0303Pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, 10 to 15 days of services
- G0304Pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, 1 to 9 days of services
- G0305Post-discharge pulmonary surgery services after lvrs, minimum of 6 days of services
- G0306Complete cbc, automated (hgb, hct, rbc, wbc, without platelet count) and automated wbc differential count
- G0307Complete (cbc), automated (hgb, hct, rbc, wbc; without platelet count)
- G0308Creation of subcutaneous pocket with insertion of 180 day implantable interstitial glucose sensor, including system activation and patient trainingterminated
- G0309Removal of implantable interstitial glucose sensor with creation of subcutaneous pocket at different anatomic site and insertion of new 180 day implantable sensor, including system activationterminated
- G0310Immunization counseling by a physician or other qualified health care professional when the vaccine(s) is not administered on the same date of service, 5 to 15 mins time (this code is used for medicaid billing purposes)
Questions about G0302
What is HCPCS code G0302?
G0302 is a HCPCS Level II code for pre-operative pulmonary surgery services for preparation for lvrs, complete course of services, to include a minimum of 16 days of services. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G0302?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G0302 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
How is G0302 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G0302 carries PFS status code X. Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.