G9525 – Documentation of patient reason(s) for not referring to hospice care (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG9525
- Long description
- Documentation of patient reason(s) for not referring to hospice care (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)
- Short description
- Doc pt reas no hospice refer
- 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
Z2Undefined codes- Added
- January 1, 2016
- Last change
- January 1, 2021 – No change
- Termination date
- December 31, 2020
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G9525?
G9525 is a HCPCS Level II code for documentation of patient reason(s) for not referring to hospice care (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons). It was discontinued on December 31, 2020.
Does Medicare cover G9525?
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
- G9517 – Patient did not achieve an improvement in visual acuity, from their preoperative level, within 90 days of surgery, reason not given
- G9518 – Documentation of active injection drug use
- G9519 – Patient achieves final refraction (spherical equivalent) +/- 1.0 diopters of their planned refraction within 90 days of surgery
- G9520 – Patient does not achieve final refraction (spherical equivalent) +/- 1.0 diopters of their planned refraction within 90 days of surgery
- G9521 – Total number of emergency department visits and inpatient hospitalizations less than two in the past 12 months
- G9522 – Total number of emergency department visits and inpatient hospitalizations equal to or greater than two in the past 12 months or patient not screened, reason not given
- G9523 – Patient discontinued from hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
- G9524 – Patient was referred to hospice care
- G9526 – Patient was not referred to hospice care, reason not given
- G9529 – Patient with minor blunt head trauma had an appropriate indication(s) for a head ct
- G9530 – Patient presented with a minor blunt head trauma and had a head ct ordered for trauma by an emergency care provider
- G9531 – Patient has documentation of ventricular shunt, brain tumor, multisystem trauma, or is currently taking an antiplatelet medication including: abciximab, anagrelide, cangrelor, cilostazol, clopidogrel, dipyridamole, eptifibatide, prasugrel, ticlopidine, ticagrelor, tirofiban, or vorapaxar
- G9532 – Patient had a head ct for trauma ordered by someone other than an emergency care provider or was ordered for a reason other than trauma
- G9533 – Patient with minor blunt head trauma did not have an appropriate indication(s) for a head ct
- G9534 – Advanced brain imaging (cta, ct, mra or mri) was not ordered
- G9535 – Patients with a normal neurological examination
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.