S5116 — Home care training, non-family; per session
S5116 is a HCPCS Level II code for home care training, non-family; per session. It belongs to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) 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 S5116
- Long descriptor
- Home care training, non-family; per session
- Short descriptor
- Nonfamily hc train/session
- Added
- January 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 S5116
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If S5116 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- S5101Day care services, adult; per half day
- S5102Day care services, adult; per diem
- S5105Day care services, center-based; services not included in program fee, per diem
- S5108Home care training to home care client, per 15 minutes
- S5109Home care training to home care client, per session
- S5110Home care training, family; per 15 minutes
- S5111Home care training, family; per session
- S5115Home care training, non-family; per 15 minutes
- S5120Chore services; per 15 minutes
- S5121Chore services; per diem
- S5125Attendant care services; per 15 minutes
- S5126Attendant care services; per diem
- S5130Homemaker service, nos; per 15 minutes
- S5131Homemaker service, nos; per diem
- S5135Companion care, adult (e.g., iadl/adl); per 15 minutes
- S5136Companion care, adult (e.g., iadl/adl); per diem
Questions about S5116
What is HCPCS code S5116?
S5116 is a HCPCS Level II code for home care training, non-family; per session. It sits in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section.
Does Medicare cover S5116?
The CMS HCPCS file marks S5116 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 S5116 paid under the physician fee schedule?
S5116 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.