G9188 — Beta-blocker therapy not prescribed, reason not given
G9188 is a HCPCS Level II code for beta-blocker therapy not prescribed, reason not given. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
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.
Physician fee schedule statusM
Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for G9188
- Long descriptor
- Beta-blocker therapy not prescribed, reason not given
- Short descriptor
- Beta not given no reason
- Added
- January 1, 2014
- 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.
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 G9188
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9188 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9171Voice functional limitation, current status at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervalsterminated
- G9172Voice functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reportingterminated
- G9173Voice functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from therapy or to end reportingterminated
- G9174Other speech language pathology functional limitation, current status at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervalsterminated
- G9175Other speech language pathology functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reportingterminated
- G9176Other speech language pathology functional limitation, discharge status at discharge from therapy or to end reportingterminated
- G9186Motor speech functional limitation, projected goal status at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reportingterminated
- G9187Bundled payments for care improvement initiative home visit for patient assessment performed by a qualified health care professional for individuals not considered homebound including, but not limited to, assessment of safety, falls, clinical status, fluid status, medication reconciliation/management, patient compliance with orders/plan of care, performance of activities of daily living, appropriateness of care setting; (for use only in the meidcare-approved bundled payments for care improvement initiative); may not be billed for a 30-day period covered by a transitional care management code
- G9189Beta-blocker therapy prescribed or currently being taken
- G9190Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing beta-blocker therapy (eg, allergy, intolerance, other medical reasons)
- G9191Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing beta-blocker therapy (eg, patient declined, other patient reasons)
- G9192Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing beta-blocker therapy (eg, other reasons attributable to the health care system)terminated
- G9193Clinician documented that patient with a diagnosis of major depression was not an eligible candidate for antidepressant medication treatment or patient did not have a diagnosis of major depressionterminated
- G9194Patient with a diagnosis of major depression documented as being treated with antidepressant medication during the entire 180 day (6 month) continuation treatment phaseterminated
- G9195Patient with a diagnosis of major depression not documented as being treated with antidepressant medication during the entire 180 day (6 months) continuation treatment phaseterminated
- G9196Documentation of medical reason(s) for not ordering a first or second generation cephalosporin for antimicrobial prophylaxis (e.g., patients enrolled in clinical trials, patients with documented infection prior to surgical procedure of interest, patients who were receiving antibiotics more than 24 hours prior to surgery [except colon surgery patients taking oral prophylactic antibiotics], patients who were receiving antibiotics within 24 hours prior to arrival [except colon surgery patients taking oral prophylactic antibiotics], other medical reason(s))terminated
Questions about G9188
What is HCPCS code G9188?
G9188 is a HCPCS Level II code for beta-blocker therapy not prescribed, reason not given. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9188?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9188 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.
How is G9188 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9188 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.