G9744 HCPCS Level II code: Patient not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension
G9744 is the HCPCS code for “Patient not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G9744Patient not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension
Short description: Pt not eli d/t act dig htn
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9744 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 G9744 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G9744Patient not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension
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 G9744 mean?
G9744 is the HCPCS code for “Patient not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G9744?
CMS lists G9744’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 G9744
All G codesG9738Patient refused to participateG9739Patient unable to complete the general orthopedic fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language…G9740Hospice services given to patient any time during the measurement periodG9741Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement periodG9742Psychiatric symptoms assessedG9743Psychiatric symptoms not assessed, reason not otherwise specifiedG9745Documented reason for not screening or recommending a follow-up for high blood pressureG9746Patient has mitral stenosis or prosthetic heart valves or patient has transient or reversible cause of af (e.g., pneumonia, hyperthyroidism, pregnancy, cardiac surgery)G9747Patient is undergoing palliative dialysis with a catheterG9748Patient approved by a qualified transplant program and scheduled to receive a living donor kidney transplantG9749Patient is undergoing palliative dialysis with a catheterG9750Patient approved by a qualified transplant program and scheduled to receive a living donor kidney transplant