G0434 — Drug screen, other than chromatographic; any number of drug classes, by clia waived test or moderate complexity test, per patient encounter
G0434 is a HCPCS Level II code for drug screen, other than chromatographic; any number of drug classes, by clia waived test or moderate complexity test, per patient encounter. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2015 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G0434 on December 31, 2015. 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 G0434
- Long descriptor
- Drug screen, other than chromatographic; any number of drug classes, by clia waived test or moderate complexity test, per patient encounter
- Short descriptor
- Drug screen multi drug class
- Added
- January 1, 2011
- Terminated
- December 31, 2015
- BETOS
- T1H
- Pricing indicator
- 21 — Clinical lab fee schedule
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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Price subject to the national limitation amount.
Codes adjacent to G0434
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G0434 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G0425Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 30 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth
- G0426Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 50 minutes communicating with the patient via telehealth
- G0427Telehealth consultation, emergency department or initial inpatient, typically 70 minutes or more communicating with the patient via telehealth
- G0428Collagen meniscus implant procedure for filling meniscal defects (e.g., cmi, collagen scaffold, menaflex)
- G0429Dermal filler injection(s) for the treatment of facial lipodystrophy syndrome (lds) (e.g., as a result of highly active antiretroviral therapy)
- G0431Drug screen, qualitative; multiple drug classes by high complexity test method (e.g., immunoassay, enzyme assay), per patient encounterterminated
- G0432Infectious agent antibody detection by enzyme immunoassay (eia) technique, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening
- G0433Infectious agent antibody detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) technique, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening
- G0435Infectious agent antibody detection by rapid antibody test, hiv-1 and/or hiv-2, screening
- G0436Smoking and tobacco cessation counseling visit for the asymptomatic patient; intermediate, greater than 3 minutes, up to 10 minutesterminated
- G0437Smoking and tobacco cessation counseling visit for the asymptomatic patient; intensive, greater than 10 minutesterminated
- G0438Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
- G0439Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
- G0442Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes
- G0443Brief face-to-face behavioral counseling for alcohol misuse, 15 minutes
- G0444Annual depression screening, 5 to 15 minutes
Questions about G0434
What is HCPCS code G0434?
G0434 is a HCPCS Level II code for drug screen, other than chromatographic; any number of drug classes, by clia waived test or moderate complexity test, per patient encounter. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G0434?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G0434 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 G0434 still valid?
No. G0434 was terminated on December 31, 2015 and should not be used on new claims.