G6047 — Dihydrotestosterone
G6047 is a HCPCS Level II code for dihydrotestosterone. 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 G6047 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 G6047
- Long descriptor
- Dihydrotestosterone
- Short descriptor
- Assay of dihydrotestosterone
- Added
- January 1, 2015
- 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 G6047
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G6047 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G6039Acetaminophenterminated
- G6040Alcohol (ethanol); any specimen except breathterminated
- G6041Alkaloids, urine, quantitativeterminated
- G6042Amphetamine or methamphetamineterminated
- G6043Barbiturates, not elsewhere specifiedterminated
- G6044Cocaine or metaboliteterminated
- G6045Dihydrocodeinoneterminated
- G6046Dihydromorphinoneterminated
- G6048Dimethadioneterminated
- G6049Epiandrosteroneterminated
- G6050Ethchlorvynolterminated
- G6051Flurazepamterminated
- G6052Meprobamateterminated
- G6053Methadoneterminated
- G6054Methsuximideterminated
- G6055Nicotineterminated
Questions about G6047
What is HCPCS code G6047?
G6047 is a HCPCS Level II code for dihydrotestosterone. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G6047?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G6047 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 G6047 still valid?
No. G6047 was terminated on December 31, 2015 and should not be used on new claims.