T1027

T1027 — Family training and counseling for child development, per 15 minutes

HCPCSActiveBETOS Z2

T1027 is a HCPCS Level II code for family training and counseling for child development, per 15 minutes. It belongs to the National Codes for State Medicaid Agencies 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.

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The CMS record for T1027

Long descriptor: Family training and counseling for child development, per 15 minutes
Short descriptor: Family training & counseling
Added: January 1, 2003
BETOS: Z2
Pricing indicator: 00 — Not priced by Part B

Codes adjacent to T1027

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If T1027 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

T1019Personal care services, per 15 minutes, not for an inpatient or resident of a hospital, nursing facility, icf/mr or imd, part of the individualized plan of treatment (code may not be used to identify services provided by home health aide or certified nurse assistant)
T1020Personal care services, per diem, not for an inpatient or resident of a hospital, nursing facility, icf/mr or imd, part of the individualized plan of treatment (code may not be used to identify services provided by home health aide or certified nurse assistant)
T1021Home health aide or certified nurse assistant, per visit
T1022Contracted home health agency services, all services provided under contract, per day
T1023Screening to determine the appropriateness of consideration of an individual for participation in a specified program, project or treatment protocol, per encounter
T1024Evaluation and treatment by an integrated, specialty team contracted to provide coordinated care to multiple or severely handicapped children, per encounter
T1025Intensive, extended multidisciplinary services provided in a clinic setting to children with complex medical, physical, mental and psychosocial impairments, per diem
T1026Intensive, extended multidisciplinary services provided in a clinic setting to children with complex medical, physical, mental and psychosocial impairments, per hour
T1028Assessment of home, physical and family environment, to determine suitability to meet patient's medical needs
T1029Comprehensive environmental lead investigation, not including laboratory analysis, per dwelling
T1030Nursing care, in the home, by registered nurse, per diem
T1031Nursing care, in the home, by licensed practical nurse, per diem
T1032Services performed by a doula birth worker, per 15 minutes
T1033Services performed by a doula birth worker, per diem
T1040Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic services, per diem
T1041Medicaid certified community behavioral health clinic services, per month

Questions about T1027

What is HCPCS code T1027?

T1027 is a HCPCS Level II code for family training and counseling for child development, per 15 minutes. It sits in the National Codes for State Medicaid Agencies section.

Does Medicare cover T1027?

The CMS HCPCS file marks T1027 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 T1027 paid under the physician fee schedule?

T1027 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.