G9905 – Patient not screened for tobacco use
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG9905
- Long description
- Patient not screened for tobacco use
- Short description
- No pt tbco scrn rng
- 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, 2018
- Last change
- January 1, 2023 – No change
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G9905?
G9905 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient not screened for tobacco use.
Does Medicare cover G9905?
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
- G9897 – Patients who were not prescribed/administered androgen deprivation therapy in combination with external beam radiotherapy to the prostate, reason not given
- G9898 – Patients age 66 or older in institutional special needs plans (snp) or residing in long-term care with pos code 32, 33, 34, 54, or 56 for more than 90 consecutive days during the measurement period
- G9899 – Screening, diagnostic, film, digital or digital breast tomosynthesis (3d) mammography results documented and reviewed
- G9900 – Screening, diagnostic, film, digital or digital breast tomosynthesis (3d) mammography results were not documented and reviewed, reason not otherwise specified
- G9901 – Patient age 66 or older in institutional special needs plans (snp) or residing in long-term care with pos code 32, 33, 34, 54, or 56 for more than 90 consecutive days during the measurement period
- G9902 – Patient screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco user
- G9903 – Patient screened for tobacco use and identified as a tobacco non-user
- G9904 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not screening for tobacco use (e.g., limited life expectancy, other medical reason)
- G9906 – Patient identified as a tobacco user received tobacco cessation intervention during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement period (counseling and/or pharmacotherapy)
- G9907 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not providing tobacco cessation intervention on the date of the encounter or within the previous 12 months (e.g., limited life expectancy, other medical reason)
- G9908 – Patient identified as tobacco user did not receive tobacco cessation intervention during the measurement period or in the six months prior to the measurement period (counseling and/or pharmacotherapy)
- G9909 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not providing tobacco cessation intervention on the date of the encounter or within the previous 12 months if identified as a tobacco user (e.g., limited life expectancy, other medical reason)
- G9910 – Patients age 66 or older in institutional special needs plans (snp) or residing in long-term care with pos code 32, 33, 34, 54 or 56 for more than 90 consecutive days during the measurement period
- G9911 – Clinically node negative (t1n0m0 or t2n0m0) invasive breast cancer before or after neoadjuvant systemic therapy
- G9912 – Hepatitis b virus (hbv) status assessed and results interpreted prior to initiating anti-tnf (tumor necrosis factor) therapy
- G9913 – Hepatitis b virus (hbv) status not assessed and results interpreted prior to initiating anti-tnf (tumor necrosis factor) therapy, reason not otherwise specified
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.