G9473 — Services performed by chaplain in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
G9473 is a HCPCS Level II code for services performed by chaplain in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
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.
Physician fee schedule statusX
Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for G9473
- Long descriptor
- Services performed by chaplain in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- Short descriptor
- Chap services at hospice
- Added
- January 1, 2016
- 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.
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 G9473
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9473 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9465I intend to report the acute otitis externa (aoe) measures groupterminated
- G9466All quality actions for the applicable measures in the aoe measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G9467Patient who have received or are receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 60 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600 mg prednisone or greater for all fills within the last twelve monthsterminated
- G9468Patient not receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 60 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600 mg prednisone or greater for all fills
- G9469Patients who have received or are receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 90 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 900 mg prednisone or greater for all fillsterminated
- G9470Patients not receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 60 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600 mg prednisone or greater for all fills
- G9471Within the past 2 years, central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) not ordered or documented
- G9472Within the past 2 years, central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) not ordered and documented, no review of systems and no medication history or pharmacologic therapy (other than minerals/vitamins) for osteoporosis prescribedterminated
- G9474Services performed by dietary counselor in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G9475Services performed by other counselor in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G9476Services performed by volunteer in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G9477Services performed by care coordinator in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G9478Services performed by other qualified therapist in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G9479Services performed by qualified pharmacist in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G9480Admission to medicare care choice model program (mccm)
- G9481Remote in-home visit for the evaluation and management of a new patient for use only in a medicare-approved cms innovation center demonstration project, which requires these 3 key components: a problem focused history; a problem focused examination; and straightforward medical decision making, furnished in real time using interactive audio and video technology. counseling and coordination of care with other physicians, other qualified health care professionals or agencies are provided consistent with the nature of the problem(s) and the needs of the patient or the family or both. usually, the presenting problem(s) are self limited or minor. typically, 10 minutes are spent with the patient or family or both via real time, audio and video intercommunications technology
Questions about G9473
What is HCPCS code G9473?
G9473 is a HCPCS Level II code for services performed by chaplain in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9473?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9473 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.
How is G9473 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9473 carries PFS status code X. Statutory exclusion. The item or service is not within the statutory definition of 'physician services', so the fee schedule never pays it.