HCPCS Code G9856

Patient was not admitted to hospice
Code effective Jan 01, 2021

HCPCS Section
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)

G9856 is a valid 2026 HCPCS code meaning Patient was not admitted to hospice or (Pt no hospice) for short. HCPCS G9856 has been effective since 01/01/2021 and applies to Medical care.

HCPCS Code Details - G9856
HCPCS Level II Code Section G - Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code	`G9856`
Description	Long description: Patient was not admitted to hospice Short description: Pt no hospice
HCPCS Pricing indicator	`00` - Physician Fee Schedule And Non-Physician Practitioners - Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Multiple pricing indicator	`9` - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
Coverage code	`C` - Carrier judgment
BETOS² code	`Z2` - Undefined codes
HCPCS Action code	`N` - No maintenance for this code
Type of service	`1` - Medical care
Effective date	Effective Jan 01, 2021
Date added	Added Jan 01, 2017
Termination date	Dec 31, 2020

HCPCS G9855 · Patients who died from cancer
HCPCS G8568 · Patient was not referred to a physician (preferably a physician with training in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation, reason not given
HCPCS G9526 · Patient was not referred to hospice care, reason not given
HCPCS G9804 · Patient was not prescribed at least a 135 day treatment within the 180-day measurement interval with beta-blockers post-discharge for ami
HCPCS G9854 · Patient was not admitted to the icu in the last 30 days of life
HCPCS G9857 · Patient admitted to hospice

¹ Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

² BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”

HCPCS Level II codes and descriptors are approved and maintained jointly by the alpha-numeric editorial panel (consisting of CMS, the Health Insurance Association of America, and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association). — Updated 6/23/2026

HCPCS Code G9856

HCPCS Code Details - G9856

See also

HCPCS G9855 · Patients who died from cancer

HCPCS G8568 · Patient was not referred to a physician (preferably a physician with training in disorders of the ear) for an otologic evaluation, reason not given

HCPCS G9526 · Patient was not referred to hospice care, reason not given

HCPCS G9804 · Patient was not prescribed at least a 135 day treatment within the 180-day measurement interval with beta-blockers post-discharge for ami

HCPCS G9854 · Patient was not admitted to the icu in the last 30 days of life

HCPCS G9857 · Patient admitted to hospice