G9920 HCPCS Level II code: Screening performed and negative
G9920 is the HCPCS code for “Screening performed and negative” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G9920Screening performed and negative
Short description: Scrning perf and negative
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9920 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Not payable by Medicare
- 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, 2018
Where G9920 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G9920Screening performed and negative
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 G9920 mean?
G9920 is the HCPCS code for “Screening performed and negative” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G9920?
CMS lists G9920’s Medicare coverage as “Not payable by Medicare” 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 G9920
All G codesG9914Patient initiated an anti-tnf agentG9915No record of hbv results documentedG9916Functional status performed once in the last 12 monthsG9917Documentation of advanced stage dementia and caregiver knowledge is limitedG9918Functional status not performed, reason not otherwise specifiedG9919Screening performed and positive and provision of recommendationsG9921No screening performed, partial screening performed or positive screen without recommendations and reason is not given or otherwise specifiedG9922Safety concerns screen provided and if positive then documented mitigation recommendationsG9923Safety concerns screen provided and negativeG9924Documentation of medical reason(s) for not providing safety concerns screen or for not providing recommendations, orders or referrals for positive screen (e.g., patient in…G9925Safety concerns screening not provided, reason not otherwise specifiedG9926Safety concerns screening positive screen is without provision of mitigation recommendations, including but not limited to referral to other resources