G9176 — Other speech language pathology functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from therapy or to end reporting
G9176 is a HCPCS Level II code for other speech language pathology functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from therapy or to end reporting. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2019 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G9176 on December 31, 2019. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
The CMS record for G9176
- Long descriptor
- Other speech language pathology functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from therapy or to end reporting
- Short descriptor
- Speech lang d/c status
- Added
- January 1, 2013
- Terminated
- December 31, 2019
- BETOS
- M5D
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to G9176
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9176 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9168Memory functional limitation, current status at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervalsterminated
- G9169Memory functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reportingterminated
- G9170Memory functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from therapy or to end reportingterminated
- G9171Voice functional limitation, current status at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervalsterminated
- G9172Voice functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reportingterminated
- G9173Voice functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from therapy or to end reportingterminated
- G9174Other speech language pathology functional limitation, current status at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervalsterminated
- G9175Other speech language pathology functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reportingterminated
- G9186Motor speech functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reportingterminated
- G9187Bundled payments for care improvement initiative home visit for patient assessment performed by a qualified health care professional for individuals not considered homebound including, but not limited to, assessment of safety, falls, clinical status, fluid status, medication reconciliation/management, patient compliance with orders/plan of care, performance of activities of daily living, appropriateness of care setting; (for use only in the meidcare-approved bundled payments for care improvement initiative); may not be billed for a 30-day period covered by a transitional care management code
- G9188Beta-blocker therapy not prescribed, reason not given
- G9189Beta-blocker therapy prescribed or currently being taken
- G9190Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing beta-blocker therapy (eg, allergy, intolerance, other medical reasons)
- G9191Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing beta-blocker therapy (eg, patient declined, other patient reasons)
- G9192Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing beta-blocker therapy (eg, other reasons attributable to the health care system)terminated
- G9193Clinician documented that patient with a diagnosis of major depression was not an eligible candidate for antidepressant medication treatment or patient did not have a diagnosis of major depressionterminated
Questions about G9176
What is HCPCS code G9176?
G9176 is a HCPCS Level II code for other speech language pathology functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from therapy or to end reporting. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9176?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9176 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
Is G9176 still valid?
No. G9176 was terminated on December 31, 2019 and should not be used on new claims.