G9506 HCPCS Level II Code: Biologic immune response modifier prescribed
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Bio imm resp mod presc
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Payment category: Service not separately priced (pricing indicator 00)
- BETOS: Z2 — Undefined codes
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2023
- Terminated: December 31, 2022
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
Code Set: Removed from the code set — not valid on or after January 1, 2023.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of G9506 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)
- G9500 — Radiation exposure indices documented in final report for procedure using fluoroscopy[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9501 — Radiation exposure indices not documented in final report for procedure using fluoroscopy, reason not given[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9502 — Documentation of medical reason for not performing foot exam (i.e., patients who have had either a bilateral amputation above or below the knee, or both a left and right amputation above or below the knee before or during the measurement period)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9503 — Patient taking tamsulosin hydrochloride[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9504 — Documented reason for not assessing hepatitis b virus (hbv) status (e.g., patient not initiating anti-tnf therapy, patient declined) prior to initiating anti-tnf therapy[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9505 — Antibiotic regimen prescribed within 10 days after onset of symptoms for documented medical reason[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9507 — Documentation that the patient is on a statin medication or has documentation of a valid contraindication or exception to statin medications; contraindications/exceptions that can be defined by diagnosis codes include pregnancy during the measurement period, active liver disease, rhabdomyolysis, end stage renal disease on dialysis and heart failure; provider documented contraindications/exceptions include breastfeeding during the measurement period, woman of child-bearing age not actively taking birth control, allergy to statin, drug interaction (hiv protease inhibitors, nefazodone, cyclosporine, gemfibrozil, and danazol) and intolerance (with supporting documentation of trying a statin at least once within the last 5 years or diagnosis codes for myostitis or toxic myopathy related to drugs)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9508 — Documentation that the patient is not on a statin medication[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history (2)
- January 1, 2023 — Removed from the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
- and 1 more
Sources for this page
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- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
- Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
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Change history
- January 1, 2023Removed from the code setBiologic immune response modifier prescribed
- January 1, 2016Added to the code setBiologic immune response modifier prescribed
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G9506 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G9501 — Radiation exposure indices not documented in final report for procedure using fluoroscopy, reason not given
- G9502 — Documentation of medical reason for not performing foot exam (i.e., patients who have had either a bilateral amputation above or below the knee, or both a left and right amputation above or below the…
- G9503 — Patient taking tamsulosin hydrochloride
- G9504 — Documented reason for not assessing hepatitis b virus (hbv) status (e.g., patient not initiating anti-tnf therapy, patient declined) prior to initiating anti-tnf therapy
- G9505 — Antibiotic regimen prescribed within 10 days after onset of symptoms for documented medical reason
- G9507 — Documentation that the patient is on a statin medication or has documentation of a valid contraindication or exception to statin medications; contraindications/exceptions that can be defined by…
- G9508 — Documentation that the patient is not on a statin medication
- G9509 — Adult patients 18 years of age or older with major depression or dysthymia who reached remission at twelve months as demonstrated by a twelve month (+/-60 days) phq-9 or phq-9m score of less than 5
- G9510 — Adult patients 18 years of age or older with major depression or dysthymia who did not reach remission at twelve months as demonstrated by a twelve month (+/-60 days) phq-9 or phq-9m score of less…
- G9511 — Index event date phq-9 or phq-9m score greater than 9 documented during the twelve month denominator identification period