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G0515

G0515Development of cognitive skills to improve attention, memory, problem solving (includes compensatory training), direct (one-on-one) patient contact, each 15 minutes

HCPCSTerminatedBETOS M5D

G0515 is a HCPCS Level II code for development of cognitive skills to improve attention, memory, problem solving (includes compensatory training), direct (one-on-one) patient contact, each 15 minutes. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2019 and is not valid on new claims.

This code has been terminated

CMS terminated G0515 on December 31, 2019. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.

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.

The CMS record for G0515

Long descriptor
Development of cognitive skills to improve attention, memory, problem solving (includes compensatory training), direct (one-on-one) patient contact, each 15 minutes

The official wording. This is what the code means.

Short descriptor
Cognitive skills development

CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.

Added
January 1, 2018

When CMS introduced the code.

Terminated
December 31, 2019

When CMS retired it.

BETOS
M5D

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.

Pricing indicator
11 — Physician fee schedule

Price established using national RVUs.

Codes adjacent to G0515

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G0515 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

  • G0506Comprehensive assessment of and care planning for patients requiring chronic care management services (list separately in addition to primary monthly care management service)
  • G0507Care management services for behavioral health conditions, at least 20 minutes of clinical staff time, directed by a physician or other qualified health care professional, per calendar month, with the following required elements: initial assessment or follow-up monitoring, including the use of applicable validated rating scales; behavioral health care planning in relation to behavioral/psychiatric health problems, including revision for patients who are not progressing or whose status changes; facilitating and coordinating treatment such as psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, counseling and/or psychiatric consultation; and continuity of care with a designated member of the care teamterminated
  • G0508Telehealth consultation, critical care, initial , physicians typically spend 60 minutes communicating with the patient and providers via telehealth
  • G0509Telehealth consultation, critical care, subsequent, physicians typically spend 50 minutes communicating with the patient and providers via telehealth
  • G0511Rural health clinic or federally qualified health center (rhc or fqhc) only, general care management, 20 minutes or more of clinical staff time for chronic care management services or behavioral health integration services directed by an rhc or fqhc practitioner (physician, np, pa, or cnm), per calendar monthterminated
  • G0512Rural health clinic or federally qualified health center (rhc/fqhc) only, psychiatric collaborative care model (psychiatric cocm), 60 minutes or more of clinical staff time for psychiatric cocm services directed by an rhc or fqhc practitioner (physician, np, pa, or cnm) and including services furnished by a behavioral health care manager and consultation with a psychiatric consultant, per calendar monthterminated
  • G0513Prolonged preventive service(s) (beyond the typical service time of the primary procedure), in the office or other outpatient setting requiring direct patient contact beyond the usual service; first 30 minutes (list separately in addition to code for preventive service)
  • G0514Prolonged preventive service(s) (beyond the typical service time of the primary procedure), in the office or other outpatient setting requiring direct patient contact beyond the usual service; each additional 30 minutes (list separately in addition to code g0513 for additional 30 minutes of preventive service)
  • G0516Insertion of non-biodegradable drug delivery implants, 4 or more (services for subdermal rod implant)
  • G0517Removal of non-biodegradable drug delivery implants, 4 or more (services for subdermal implants)
  • G0518Removal with reinsertion, non-biodegradable drug delivery implants, 4 or more (services for subdermal implants)
  • G0519Management of new patient-caregiver dyad with dementia, low complexity, for use in cmmi model
  • G0520Management of new patient-caregiver dyad with dementia, moderate complexity, for use in cmmi model
  • G0521Management of new patient-caregiver dyad with dementia, high complexity, for use in cmmi model
  • G0522Management of a new patient with dementia, low complexity, for use in cmmi model
  • G0523Management of a new patient with dementia, moderate to high complexity, for use in cmmi model

Questions about G0515

What is HCPCS code G0515?

G0515 is a HCPCS Level II code for development of cognitive skills to improve attention, memory, problem solving (includes compensatory training), direct (one-on-one) patient contact, each 15 minutes. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.

Does Medicare cover G0515?

The CMS HCPCS file marks G0515 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.

Is G0515 still valid?

No. G0515 was terminated on December 31, 2019 and should not be used on new claims.

HCPCS Level II2026Q3-Jul· effective July 1, 2026