G0916 HCPCS Level II code: Satisfaction with care achieved within 90 days following cataract surgery
G0916 is the HCPCS code for “Satisfaction with care achieved within 90 days following cataract surgery” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G0916Satisfaction with care achieved within 90 days following cataract surgery
Short description: Satisfy with care
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G0916 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Specialist - other
- Added
- Jan 1, 2012
Where G0916 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G0916Satisfaction with care achieved within 90 days following cataract surgery
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code G0916 mean?
G0916 is the HCPCS code for “Satisfaction with care achieved within 90 days following cataract surgery” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G0916?
CMS lists G0916’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside G0916
All G codesG0908Most recent hemoglobin (hgb) level > 12.0 g/dlG0909Hemoglobin level measurement not documented, reason not givenG0910Most recent hemoglobin level <= 12.0 g/dlG0913Improvement in visual function achieved within 90 days following cataract surgeryG0914Patient care survey was not completed by patientG0915Improvement in visual function not achieved within 90 days following cataract surgeryG0917Patient care survey was not completed by patientG0918Satisfaction with care not achieved within 90 days following cataract surgeryG0919Influenza immunization ordered or recommended (to be given at alternate location or alternate provider); vaccine not available at time of visitG0920Type, anatomic location, and activity all documentedG0921Documentation of patient reason(s) for not being able to assess (e.g., patient refuses endoscopic and/or radiologic assessment)G0922No documentation of disease type, anatomic location, and activity, reason not given