G9860 – Patient spent less than three days in hospice care
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG9860
- Long description
- Patient spent less than three days in hospice care
- Short description
- Pt less 3d hospice
- 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, 2017
- Last change
- January 1, 2017 – No change
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G9860?
G9860 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient spent less than three days in hospice care.
Does Medicare cover G9860?
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
- G9852 – Patients who died from cancer
- G9853 – Patient admitted to the icu in the last 30 days of life
- G9854 – Patient was not admitted to the icu in the last 30 days of life
- G9855 – Patients who died from cancer
- G9856 – Patient was not admitted to hospice
- G9857 – Patient admitted to hospice
- G9858 – Patient enrolled in hospice
- G9859 – Patients who died from cancer
- G9861 – Patient spent greater than or equal to three days in hospice care
- G9862 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not recommending at least a 10 year follow-up interval (e.g., inadequate prep, familial or personal history of colonic polyps, patient had no adenoma and age is = 66 years old, or life expectancy < 10 years old, other medical reasons)
- G9868 – Receipt and analysis of remote, asynchronous images for dermatologic and/or ophthalmologic evaluation, for use only in a medicare-approved cmmi model, less than 10 minutes
- G9869 – Receipt and analysis of remote, asynchronous images for dermatologic and/or ophthalmologic evaluation, for use only in a medicare-approved cmmi model, 10-20 minutes
- G9870 – Receipt and analysis of remote, asynchronous images for dermatologic and/or ophthalmologic evaluation, for use only in a medicare-approved cmmi model, more than 20 minutes
- G9871 – Behavioral counseling for diabetes prevention, online, 60 minutes
- G9873 – First medicare diabetes prevention program (mdpp) core session was attended by an mdpp beneficiary under the mdpp expanded model (em). a core session is an mdpp service that: (1) is furnished by an mdpp supplier during months 1 through 6 of the mdpp services period; (2) is approximately 1 hour in length; and (3) adheres to a cdc-approved dpp curriculum for core sessions
- G9874 – Four total medicare diabetes prevention program (mdpp) core sessions were attended by an mdpp beneficiary under the mdpp expanded model (em). a core session is an mdpp service that: (1) is furnished by an mdpp supplier during months 1 through 6 of the mdpp services period; (2) is approximately 1 hour in length; and (3) adheres to a cdc-approved dpp curriculum for core sessions
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.