G9715 HCPCS Level II code: Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
CMS terminated G9715: its last date of service was Dec 31, 2023. It stays here for looking up older claims; newer services need a current code.
Official description
G9715Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
Short description: Pt w/hosp anytime msmt per
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9715 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
- Terminated after
- Dec 31, 2023
Where G9715 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Terminated G9715Patients who use 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
Is HCPCS code G9715 still valid?
No. CMS terminated G9715; its last date of service was Dec 31, 2023. It is listed for looking up services from before then. Use a current code for newer services.
Does Medicare cover G9715?
CMS lists G9715’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 G9715
All G codesG9709Hospice services used by patient any time during the measurement periodG9710Patient was provided hospice services any time during the measurement periodG9711Patients with a diagnosis or past history of total colectomy or colorectal cancerG9712Documentation of medical reason(s) for prescribing or dispensing antibiotic (e.g., intestinal infection, pertussis, bacterial infection, lyme disease, otitis media, acute…G9713Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement periodG9714Patient is using hospice services any time during the measurement periodG9716Bmi is documented as being outside of normal parameters, follow-up plan is not completed for documented medical reasonG9717Documentation stating the patient has had a diagnosis of bipolar disorderG9718Hospice services for patient provided any time during the measurement periodG9719Patient is not ambulatory, bed ridden, immobile, confined to chair, wheelchair bound, dependent on helper pushing wheelchair, independent in wheelchair or minimal help in…G9720Hospice services for patient occurred any time during the measurement periodG9721Patient not ambulatory, bed ridden, immobile, confined to chair, wheelchair bound, dependent on helper pushing wheelchair, independent in wheelchair or minimal help in wheelchair