M1191 HCPCS Level II code: Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period
M1191 is the HCPCS code for “Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
M1191Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period
Short description: Hspc svc any time in meas pd
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with M1191 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, 2023
Where M1191 sits
- 1M codesMedical services and quality measures
- 2Active code M1191Hospice services provided to patient 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 M1191 mean?
M1191 is the HCPCS code for “Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover M1191?
CMS lists M1191’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 M1191
All M codesM1185Documentation of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy not held and/or corticosteroids or immunosuppressants prescribed or administered was not performed, reason not givenM1186Patients who have an order for or are receiving hospice or palliative careM1187Patients with a diagnosis of end stage renal disease (esrd)M1188Patients with a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (ckd) stage 5M1189Documentation of a kidney health evaluation defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (egfr) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uacr) performedM1190Documentation of a kidney health evaluation was not performed or defined by an estimated glomerular filtration rate (egfr) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uacr)M1192Patients with an existing diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagusM1193Surgical pathology reports that contain impression or conclusion of or recommendation for testing of mmr by immunohistochemistry, msi by dna-based testing status, or bothM1194Documentation of medical reason(s) surgical pathology reports did not contain impression or conclusion of or recommendation for testing of mmr by immunohistochemistry, msi by…M1195Surgical pathology reports that do not contain impression or conclusion of or recommendation for testing of mmr by immunohistochemistry, msi by dna-based testing status, or both…M1196Initial (index visit) numeric rating scale (nrs), visual rating scale (vrs), or itchyquant assessment score of greater than or equal to 4M1197Itch severity assessment score is reduced by 3 or more points from the initial (index) assessment score to the follow-up visit score