H2013 — Psychiatric health facility service, per diem
H2013 is a HCPCS Level II code for psychiatric health facility service, per diem. It belongs to the Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Treatment section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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 statusI
Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for H2013
- Long descriptor
- Psychiatric health facility service, per diem
- Short descriptor
- Psych hlth fac svc, per diem
- Added
- April 1, 2003
- BETOS
- Z2
- 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 H2013
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If H2013 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- H1005Prenatal care, at-risk enhanced service package (includes h1001-h1004)
- H1010Non-medical family planning education, per session
- H1011Family assessment by licensed behavioral health professional for state defined purposes
- H2000Comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation
- H2001Rehabilitation program, per 1/2 day
- H2010Comprehensive medication services, per 15 minutes
- H2011Crisis intervention service, per 15 minutes
- H2012Behavioral health day treatment, per hour
- H2014Skills training and development, per 15 minutes
- H2015Comprehensive community support services, per 15 minutes
- H2016Comprehensive community support services, per diem
- H2017Psychosocial rehabilitation services, per 15 minutes
- H2018Psychosocial rehabilitation services, per diem
- H2019Therapeutic behavioral services, per 15 minutes
- H2020Therapeutic behavioral services, per diem
- H2021Community-based wrap-around services, per 15 minutes
Questions about H2013
What is HCPCS code H2013?
H2013 is a HCPCS Level II code for psychiatric health facility service, per diem. It sits in the Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Treatment section.
Does Medicare cover H2013?
The CMS HCPCS file marks H2013 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
How is H2013 paid under the physician fee schedule?
H2013 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.