G9709 — Hospice services used by patient any time during the measurement period
G9709 is a HCPCS Level II code for hospice services used by patient any time during the measurement period. 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 statusM
Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for G9709
- Long descriptor
- Hospice services used by patient any time during the measurement period
- Short descriptor
- Hosp srv used pt in msmt per
- Added
- January 1, 2017
- BETOS
- Z2
- 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 G9709
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9709 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9701Children who are taking antibiotics in the 30 days prior to the date of the encounter during which the diagnosis was establishedterminated
- G9702Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9703Episodes where the patient is taking antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date
- G9704Ajcc breast cancer stage i: t1 mic or t1a documented
- G9705Ajcc breast cancer stage i: t1b (tumor > 0.5 cm but <= 1 cm in greatest dimension) documented
- G9706Low (or very low) risk of recurrence, prostate cancer
- G9707Patient received hospice services any time during the measurement periodterminated
- G9708Women who had a bilateral mastectomy or who have a history of a bilateral mastectomy or for whom there is evidence of a right and a left unilateral mastectomy
- G9710Patient was provided hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9711Patients with a diagnosis or past history of total colectomy or colorectal cancer
- G9712Documentation of medical reason(s) for prescribing or dispensing antibiotic (e.g., intestinal infection, pertussis, bacterial infection, lyme disease, otitis media, acute sinusitis, acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, chronic sinusitis, infection of the pharynx/larynx/tonsils/adenoids, prostatitis, cellulitis/ mastoiditis/bone infections, acute lymphadenitis, impetigo, skin staph infections, pneumonia, gonococcal infections/venereal disease (syphilis, chlamydia, inflammatory diseases [female reproductive organs]), infections of the kidney, cystitis/uti, acne, hiv disease/asymptomatic hiv, cystic fibrosis, disorders of the immune system, malignancy neoplasms, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, bronchiectasis, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, chronic airway obstruction, chronic obstructive asthma, pneumoconiosis and other lung disease due to external agents, other diseases of the respiratory system, and tuberculosis
- G9713Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9714Patient is using hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9715Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement periodterminated
- G9716Bmi is documented as being outside of normal parameters, follow-up plan is not completed for documented medical reason
- G9717Documentation stating the patient has had a diagnosis of bipolar disorder
Questions about G9709
What is HCPCS code G9709?
G9709 is a HCPCS Level II code for hospice services used by patient any time during the measurement period. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9709?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9709 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 G9709 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9709 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.