G8956 – Patient receiving maintenance hemodialysis in an outpatient dialysis facility
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG8956
- Long description
- Patient receiving maintenance hemodialysis in an outpatient dialysis facility
- Short description
- Pt rcv hedia outpt dyls fac
- Pricing indicator
00Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)- Medicare coverage
CCarrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor- BETOS category
M5BSpecialist - psychiatry- Added
- January 1, 2013
- Last change
- January 1, 2013 – No change
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G8956?
G8956 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient receiving maintenance hemodialysis in an outpatient dialysis facility.
Does Medicare cover G8956?
The HCPCS file lists coverage code C: Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor. Coverage and payment also depend on local coverage determinations and the patient’s plan.
Nearby G codes
- G8947 – One or more neuropsychiatric symptoms
- G8948 – No neuropsychiatric symptoms
- G8949 – Documentation of patient reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patient is not willing to discuss diet or exercise interventions to help control blood pressure, or the patient said he/she refused to make these changes)
- G8950 – Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, and the indicated follow-up is documented
- G8951 – Pre-hypertensive or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible
- G8952 – Elevated or hypertensive blood pressure reading documented, indicated follow-up not documented, reason not given
- G8953 – All quality actions for the applicable measures in the oncology measures group have been performed for this patient
- G8955 – Most recent assessment of adequacy of volume management documented
- G8957 – Patient not receiving maintenance hemodialysis in an outpatient dialysis facility
- G8958 – Assessment of adequacy of volume management not documented, reason not given
- G8959 – Clinician treating major depressive disorder communicates to clinician treating comorbid condition
- G8960 – Clinician treating major depressive disorder did not communicate to clinician treating comorbid condition, reason not given
- G8961 – Cardiac stress imaging test primarily performed on low-risk surgery patient for preoperative evaluation within 30 days preceding this surgery
- G8962 – Cardiac stress imaging test performed on patient for any reason including those who did not have low risk surgery or test that was performed more than 30 days preceding low risk surgery
- G8963 – Cardiac stress imaging performed primarily for monitoring of asymptomatic patient who had pci within 2 years
- G8964 – Cardiac stress imaging test performed primarily for any other reason than monitoring of asymptomatic patient who had pci within 2 years (e.g., symptomatic patient, patient greater than 2 years since pci, initial evaluation, etc)
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.