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G547A — Clinical Programming Of Deep Brain Stimulator (dbs) Includes One Or More Visits For Dbs Checking, Minor And Major Dbs Adjustments, And Intensive Programming. First Implantation Site (maximum 1 Per Patient)

Deep brain stimulator programming

Bill G547 for checking, adjusting and programming a deep brain stimulator at the first implantation site, over one or more visits.

Watch for: Maximum one per patient; bill additional implantation sites as G549.

Code

G547A

Description

Clinical Programming Of Deep Brain Stimulator (dbs) Includes One Or More Visits For Dbs Checking, Minor And Major Dbs Adjustments, And Intensive Programming. First Implantation Site (maximum 1 Per Patient)

FHO+ basket

Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).

Effective date

Apr 1, 2025

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Clinical programming of a deep brain stimulator (first implantation site), covering checks, adjustments and intensive programming.

What it covers

G547 covers one or more visits for deep brain stimulator (DBS) checking, minor and major DBS adjustments, and intensive programming, for the first implantation site (J83).

Additional implantation sites are G549. Electrophysiological assessment of a DBS (at least 3 hours, physician physically present) is G548 (J83).

Billing rules

• Maximum 1 per patient (J83).
• Marked #: the fee does not include the premises, equipment, supplies and staff; in hospital these are funded by the hospital budget (GP13, J1).

Often billed with

• G549 for additional implantation site(s), maximum 1 per patient (J83).

Related codes: G549, G548, G266, G267

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures, Neurology, page J83.

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