G9276 HCPCS Level II code: Documentation that patient is a current tobacco user
G9276 is the HCPCS code for “Documentation that patient is a current tobacco user” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G9276Documentation that patient is a current tobacco user
Short description: Doc of tobacco user
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9276 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 - psychiatry
- Added
- Jan 1, 2014
Where G9276 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G9276Documentation that patient is a current tobacco user
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 G9276 mean?
G9276 is the HCPCS code for “Documentation that patient is a current tobacco user” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G9276?
CMS lists G9276’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.
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