G9690 HCPCS Level II code: Patient receiving hospice services any time during the measurement period
G9690 is the HCPCS code for “Patient receiving hospice services any time during the measurement period” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G9690Patient receiving hospice services any time during the measurement period
Short description: Pt in hos
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9690 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
- Undefined codes
- Added
- Jan 1, 2017
Where G9690 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G9690Patient receiving hospice services any time during the measurement period
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 G9690 mean?
G9690 is the HCPCS code for “Patient receiving hospice services any time during the measurement period” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G9690?
CMS lists G9690’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 G9690
All G codesG9684This code is for the onsite acute care treatment of a nursing facility resident for a uti; may only be billed once per day per beneficiaryG9685Physician service or other qualified health care professional for the evaluation and management of a beneficiary's acute change in condition in a nursing facility. this service…G9686Onsite nursing facility conference, that is separate and distinct from an evaluation and management visit, including qualified practitioner and at least one member of the nursing…G9687Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement periodG9688Patients using hospice services any time during the measurement periodG9689Patient admitted for performance of elective carotid interventionG9691Patient had hospice services any time during the measurement periodG9692Hospice services received by patient any time during the measurement periodG9693Patient use of hospice services any time during the measurement periodG9694Hospice services utilized by patient any time during the measurement periodG9695Long-acting inhaled bronchodilator prescribedG9696Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing a long-acting inhaled bronchodilator (e.g., patient intolerance or history of side effects)