G9016 — Smoking cessation counseling, individual, in the absence of or in addition to any other evaluation and management service, per session (6-10 minutes) [demo project code only]
G9016 is a HCPCS Level II code for smoking cessation counseling, individual, in the absence of or in addition to any other evaluation and management service, per session (6-10 minutes) [demo project code only]. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Non-covered by Medicare
Medicare does not cover the item or service this code describes.
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.
Physician fee schedule statusN
Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for G9016
- Long descriptor
- Smoking cessation counseling, individual, in the absence of or in addition to any other evaluation and management service, per session (6-10 minutes) [demo project code only]
- Short descriptor
- Demo-smoking cessation coun
- Added
- January 1, 2001
- BETOS
- Y2
- 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.
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 G9016
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9016 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9007Coordinated care fee, scheduled team conference
- G9008Coordinated care fee, physician coordinated care oversight services
- G9009Coordinated care fee, risk adjusted maintenance, level 3
- G9010Coordinated care fee, risk adjusted maintenance, level 4
- G9011Coordinated care fee, risk adjusted maintenance, level 5
- G9012Other specified case management service not elsewhere classified
- G9013Esrd demo basic bundle level i
- G9014Esrd demo expanded bundle including venous access and related services
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Questions about G9016
What is HCPCS code G9016?
G9016 is a HCPCS Level II code for smoking cessation counseling, individual, in the absence of or in addition to any other evaluation and management service, per session (6-10 minutes) [demo project code only]. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9016?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9016 as "Non-covered by Medicare". Medicare does not cover the item or service this code describes.
How is G9016 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9016 carries PFS status code N. Non-covered service. Medicare does not cover it.