G9682 HCPCS Level II Code: This code is for the onsite acute care treatment a nursing facility resident with a skin infection; may only be billed once per day per beneficiary
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Acute care skin infection
- 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: October 1, 2016
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.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of G9682 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)
- G9658 — A transfer of care protocol or handoff tool/checklist that includes the required key handoff elements is not used[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9659 — Patients greater than or equal to 86 years of age who underwent a screening colonoscopy and did not have a history of colorectal cancer or other valid medical reason for the colonoscopy, including: iron deficiency anemia, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, familial adenomatous polyposis, lynch syndrome (i.e., hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer), inflammatory bowel disease (i.e., crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis), abnormal finding of gastrointestinal tract, weight loss, or changes in bowel habits[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9660 — Documentation of medical reason(s) for a colonoscopy performed on a patient greater than or equal to 86 years of age (e.g., iron deficiency anemia, lower gastrointestinal bleeding, familial history of adenomatous polyposis, lynch syndrome (i.e., hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer), inflammatory bowel disease (i.e., crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis), abnormal finding of gastrointestinal tract, weight loss, or changes in bowel habits)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9661 — Patients greater than or equal to 86 years of age who received a colonoscopy for an assessment of signs/symptoms of gi tract illness, and/or because the patient meets high risk criteria, and/or to follow-up on previously diagnosed advanced lesions[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9662 — Previously diagnosed or have a diagnosis of clinical ascvd, including ascvd procedure[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9663 — Any ldl-c laboratory result >= 190 mg/dl[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9664 — Patients who are currently statin therapy users or received an order (prescription) for statin therapy[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9665 — Patients who are not currently statin therapy users or did not receive an order (prescription) for statin therapy[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- October 1, 2016 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Sources for this page
Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.
- 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
- Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation
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Change history
- October 1, 2016Added to the code setThis code is for the onsite acute care treatment a nursing facility resident with a skin infection; may only be billed once per day per beneficiary
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Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G9682 in its code family, with their registry titles.
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- G9679 — This code is for onsite acute care treatment of a nursing facility resident with pneumonia; may only be billed once per day per beneficiary
- G9680 — This code is for onsite acute care treatment of a nursing facility resident with chf; may only be billed once per day per beneficiary
- G9681 — This code is for onsite acute care treatment of a resident with copd or asthma; may only be billed once per day per beneficiary
- G9683 — Facility service(s) for the onsite acute care treatment of a nursing facility resident with fluid or electrolyte disorder. (may only be billed once per day per beneficiary). this service is for a…
- G9684 — This code is for the onsite acute care treatment of a nursing facility resident for a uti; may only be billed once per day per beneficiary
- G9685 — Physician service or other qualified health care professional for the evaluation and management of a beneficiary's acute change in condition in a nursing facility. this service is for a demonstration…
- G9686 — Onsite nursing facility conference, that is separate and distinct from an evaluation and management visit, including qualified practitioner and at least one member of the nursing facility…
- G9687 — Hospice services provided to patient any time during the measurement period