G8906 — I intend to report the cataract measures group
G8906 is a HCPCS Level II code for i intend to report the cataract measures group. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2016 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G8906 on December 31, 2016. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
The CMS record for G8906
- Long descriptor
- I intend to report the cataract measures group
- Short descriptor
- Cataract measures group
- Added
- January 1, 2012
- Terminated
- December 31, 2016
- BETOS
- M5B
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to G8906
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8906 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G8897Oral aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy was not prescribed, reason not giventerminated
- G8898I intend to report the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) measures groupterminated
- G8899I intend to report the inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) measures groupterminated
- G8900I intend to report the sleep apnea measures groupterminated
- G8902I intend to report the dementia measures groupterminated
- G8903I intend to report the parkinson's disease measures groupterminated
- G8904I intend to report the hypertension (htn) measures groupterminated
- G8905I intend to report the cardiovascular prevention measures groupterminated
- G8907Patient documented not to have experienced any of the following events: a burn prior to discharge; a fall within the facility; wrong site/side/patient/procedure/implant event; or a hospital transfer or hospital admission upon discharge from the facility
- G8908Patient documented to have received a burn prior to discharge
- G8909Patient documented not to have received a burn prior to discharge
- G8910Patient documented to have experienced a fall within asc
- G8911Patient documented not to have experienced a fall within ambulatory surgical center
- G8912Patient documented to have experienced a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong implant event
- G8913Patient documented not to have experienced a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong implant event
- G8914Patient documented to have experienced a hospital transfer or hospital admission upon discharge from asc
Questions about G8906
What is HCPCS code G8906?
G8906 is a HCPCS Level II code for i intend to report the cataract measures group. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8906?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8906 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
Is G8906 still valid?
No. G8906 was terminated on December 31, 2016 and should not be used on new claims.