Temporary G codes are assigned to services and procedures that are under review before being included in the CPT coding system. Payment for these services is under the jurisdiction of the local carriers.


  • G9687

    Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period
  • G9688

    Patients using hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9689

    Patient admitted for performance of elective carotid intervention
  • G9690

    Patient receiving hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9691

    Patient had hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9692

    Hospice services received by patient any time during the measurement period
  • G9693

    Patient use of hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9694

    Hospice services utilized by patient any time during the measurement period
  • G9695

    Long-acting inhaled bronchodilator prescribed
  • G9696

    Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing a long-acting inhaled bronchodilator (e.g., patient intolerance or history of side effects)


  • Continued
  • G9697

    Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing a long-acting inhaled bronchodilator
  • G9698

    Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing a long-acting inhaled bronchodilator (e.g., cost of treatment or lack of insurance)
  • G9699

    Long-acting inhaled bronchodilator not prescribed, reason not otherwise specified
  • G9700

    Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9701

    Children who are taking antibiotics in the 30 days prior to the date of the encounter during which the diagnosis was established
  • G9702

    Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9703

    Episodes where the patient is taking antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date
  • G9704

    Ajcc breast cancer stage i: t1 mic or t1a documented
  • G9705

    Ajcc breast cancer stage i: t1b (tumor > 0.5 cm but <= 1 cm in greatest dimension) documented
  • G9706

    Low (or very low) risk of recurrence, prostate cancer
  • G9707

    Patient received hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9708

    Women 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
  • G9709

    Hospice services used by patient any time during the measurement period
  • G9710

    Patient was provided hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9711

    Patients with a diagnosis or past history of total colectomy or colorectal cancer
  • G9712

    Documentation 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
  • G9713

    Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9714

    Patient is using hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9715

    Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9716

    Bmi is documented as being outside of normal parameters, follow-up plan is not completed for documented medical reason


  • Continued
  • G9717

    Documentation stating the patient has had a diagnosis of bipolar disorder
  • G9718

    Hospice services for patient provided any time during the measurement period
  • G9719

    Patient is not ambulatory, bed ridden, immobile, confined to chair, wheelchair bound, dependent on helper pushing wheelchair, independent in wheelchair or minimal help in wheelchair
  • G9720

    Hospice services for patient occurred any time during the measurement period
  • G9721

    Patient not ambulatory, bed ridden, immobile, confined to chair, wheelchair bound, dependent on helper pushing wheelchair, independent in wheelchair or minimal help in wheelchair
  • G9722

    Documented history of renal failure or baseline serum creatinine >= 4.0 mg/dl; renal transplant recipients are not considered to have preoperative renal failure, unless, since transplantation the cr has been or is 4.0 or higher
  • G9723

    Hospice services for patient received any time during the measurement period
  • G9724

    Patients who had documentation of use of anticoagulant medications overlapping the measurement year
  • G9725

    Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
  • G9726

    Patient refused to participate
  • G9727

    Patient unable to complete the lepf prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
  • G9728

    Patient refused to participate
  • G9729

    Patient unable to complete the lepf prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
  • G9730

    Patient refused to participate
  • G9731

    Patient unable to complete the lepf prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
  • G9732

    Patient refused to participate
  • G9733

    Patient unable to complete the low back fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
  • G9734

    Patient refused to participate
  • G9735

    Patient unable to complete the shoulder fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
  • G9736

    Patient refused to participate