H2029 — Sexual offender treatment service, per diem
H2029 is a HCPCS Level II code for sexual offender treatment 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 H2029
- Long descriptor
- Sexual offender treatment service, per diem
- Short descriptor
- Sex offend tx 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 H2029
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If H2029 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- H2021Community-based wrap-around services, per 15 minutes
- H2022Community-based wrap-around services, per diem
- H2023Supported employment, per 15 minutes
- H2024Supported employment, per diem
- H2025Ongoing support to maintain employment, per 15 minutes
- H2026Ongoing support to maintain employment, per diem
- H2027Psychoeducational service, per 15 minutes
- H2028Sexual offender treatment service, per 15 minutes
- H2030Mental health clubhouse services, per 15 minutes
- H2031Mental health clubhouse services, per diem
- H2032Activity therapy, per 15 minutes
- H2033Multisystemic therapy for juveniles, per 15 minutes
- H2034Alcohol and/or drug abuse halfway house services, per diem
- H2035Alcohol and/or other drug treatment program, per hour
- H2036Alcohol and/or other drug treatment program, per diem
- H2037Developmental delay prevention activities, dependent child of client, per 15 minutes
Questions about H2029
What is HCPCS code H2029?
H2029 is a HCPCS Level II code for sexual offender treatment service, per diem. It sits in the Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Treatment section.
Does Medicare cover H2029?
The CMS HCPCS file marks H2029 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 H2029 paid under the physician fee schedule?
H2029 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.