G9761 — Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
G9761 is a HCPCS Level II code for patients who use hospice services 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 G9761
- Long descriptor
- Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
- Short descriptor
- Pt w/hosp anytime 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 G9761
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9761 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9753Documentation of medical reason for not conducting a search for dicom format images for prior patient ct imaging studies completed at non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities within the past 12 months that are available through a secure, authorized, media-free, shared archive (e.g., trauma, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, aortic aneurysm where time is of the essence)
- G9754A finding of an incidental pulmonary nodule
- G9755Documentation of medical reason(s) for not including a recommended interval and modality for follow-up or for no follow-up, and source of recommendations (e.g., patients with unexplained fever, immunocompromised patients who are at risk for infection)
- G9756Surgical procedures that included the use of silicone oil
- G9757Surgical procedures that included the use of silicone oil
- G9758Patient in hospice at any time during the measurement period
- G9759History of preoperative posterior capsule ruptureterminated
- G9760Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement periodterminated
- G9762Patient had at least two hpv vaccines (with at least 146 days between the two) or three hpv vaccines on or between the patient's 9th and 13th birthdays
- G9763Patient did not have at least two hpv vaccines (with at least 146 days between the two) or three hpv vaccines on or between the patient's 9th and 13th birthdays
- G9764Patient has been treated with a systemic medication for psoriasis vulgaris
- G9765Documentation that the patient declined change in medication or alternative therapies were unavailable, has documented contraindications, or has not been treated with a systemic medication for at least six consecutive months (e.g., experienced adverse effects or lack of efficacy with all other therapy options) in order to achieve better disease control as measured by pga, bsa, pasi, or dlqi
- G9766Patients who are transferred from one institution to another with a known diagnosis of cva for endovascular stroke treatment
- G9767Hospitalized patients with newly diagnosed cva considered for endovascular stroke treatment
- G9768Patients who utilize hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9769Patient had a bone mineral density test in the past two years or received osteoporosis medication or therapy in the past 12 months
Questions about G9761
What is HCPCS code G9761?
G9761 is a HCPCS Level II code for patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9761?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9761 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 G9761 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9761 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.