G9474 HCPCS Level II Code: Services performed by dietary counselor in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes

Contextual Map

Every relationship of G9474 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Nearest codes (40)

• G9452 — Documentation of medical reason(s) for not receiving hcv antibody test due to limited life expectancy[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9453 — Documentation of patient reason(s) for not receiving one-time screening for hcv infection (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9454 — One-time screening for hcv infection not received within 12-month reporting period and no documentation of prior screening for hcv infection, reason not given[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9455 — Patient underwent abdominal imaging with ultrasound, contrast enhanced ct or contrast mri for hcc[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9456 — Documentation of medical or patient reason(s) for not ordering or performing screening for hcc. medical reason: comorbid medical conditions with expected survival < 5 years, hepatic decompensation and not a candidate for liver transplantation, or other medical reasons; patient reasons: patient declined or other patient reasons (e.g., cost of tests, time related to accessing testing equipment)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9457 — Patient did not undergo abdominal imaging and did not have a documented reason for not undergoing abdominal imaging in the submission period[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9458 — Patient documented as tobacco user and received tobacco cessation intervention (must include at least one of the following: advice given to quit smoking or tobacco use, counseling on the benefits of quitting smoking or tobacco use, assistance with or referral to external smoking or tobacco cessation support programs, or current enrollment in smoking or tobacco use cessation program) if identified as a tobacco user[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9459 — Currently a tobacco non-user[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• and 32 more

Change history

• January 1, 2016 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)

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CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

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Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G9474 in its code family, with their registry titles.

• G9469 — Patients who have received or are receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 90 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 900 mg…
• G9470 — Patients not receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 60 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600 mg prednisone or…
• G9471 — Within the past 2 years, central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) not ordered or documented
• G9472 — Within the past 2 years, central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) not ordered and documented, no review of systems and no medication history or pharmacologic therapy (other than…
• G9473 — Services performed by chaplain in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
• G9475 — Services performed by other counselor in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
• G9476 — Services performed by volunteer in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
• G9477 — Services performed by care coordinator in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
• G9478 — Services performed by other qualified therapist in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
• G9479 — Services performed by qualified pharmacist in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes