G9926 HCPCS Level II code: Safety concerns screening positive screen is without provision of mitigation recommendations, including but not limited to referral to other resources
G9926 is the HCPCS code for “Safety concerns screening positive screen is without provision of mitigation recommendations, including but not limited to referral to other resources” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G9926Safety concerns screening positive screen is without provision of mitigation recommendations, including but not limited to referral to other resources
Short description: Sfty cncrns scrn but no recs
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9926 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, 2018
Where G9926 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G9926Safety concerns screening positive screen is without provision of mitigation recommendations, including but not limited to referral to other resources
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 G9926 mean?
G9926 is the HCPCS code for “Safety concerns screening positive screen is without provision of mitigation recommendations, including but not limited to referral to other resources” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G9926?
CMS lists G9926’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 G9926
All G codesG9920Screening performed and negativeG9921No 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 specifiedG9927Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing an fda-approved anticoagulation due to patient being currently enrolled in a clinical trial related to af/atrial flutter…G9928Fda-approved anticoagulant not prescribed, reason not givenG9929Patient with transient or reversible cause of af (e.g., pneumonia, hyperthyroidism, pregnancy, cardiac surgery)G9930Patients who are receiving comfort care onlyG9931Documentation of cha2ds2-vasc risk score of 0 or 1 for men; or 0, 1, or 2 for womenG9932Documentation of patient reason(s) for not having records of negative or managed positive tb screen (e.g., patient does not return for mantoux (ppd) skin test evaluation)