G9920 — Screening performed and negative
G9920 is a HCPCS Level II code for screening performed and negative. 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: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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 statusI
Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for G9920
- Long descriptor
- Screening performed and negative
- Short descriptor
- Scrning perf and negative
- Added
- January 1, 2018
- BETOS
- Z2
- 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 G9920
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9920 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9912Hepatitis b virus (hbv) status assessed and results interpreted prior to initiating anti-tnf (tumor necrosis factor) therapy
- G9913Hepatitis b virus (hbv) status not assessed and results interpreted prior to initiating anti-tnf (tumor necrosis factor) therapy, reason not otherwise specified
- G9914Patient initiated an anti-tnf agent
- G9915No record of hbv results documented
- G9916Functional status performed once in the last 12 months
- G9917Documentation of advanced stage dementia and caregiver knowledge is limited
- G9918Functional status not performed, reason not otherwise specified
- G9919Screening performed and positive and provision of recommendations
- G9921No screening performed, partial screening performed or positive screen without recommendations and reason is not given or otherwise specifiedterminated
- G9922Safety concerns screen provided and if positive then documented mitigation recommendations
- G9923Safety concerns screen provided and negative
- G9924Documentation of medical reason(s) for not providing safety concerns screen or for not providing recommendations, orders or referrals for positive screen (e.g., patient in palliative care, other medical reason)terminated
- G9925Safety concerns screening not provided, reason not otherwise specified
- G9926Safety concerns screening positive screen is without provision of mitigation recommendations, including but not limited to referral to other resources
- G9927Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing an fda-approved anticoagulation due to patient being currently enrolled in a clinical trial related to af/atrial flutter treatmentterminated
- G9928Fda-approved anticoagulant not prescribed, reason not given
Questions about G9920
What is HCPCS code G9920?
G9920 is a HCPCS Level II code for screening performed and negative. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9920?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9920 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
How is G9920 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9920 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.