G9788 HCPCS Level II Code: Most recent bp is less than or equal to 130/80 mm hg
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Most rct bp </= 130/80
- 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, 2026
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 G9788 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)
- G9759 — History of preoperative posterior capsule rupture[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9760 — Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9761 — Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9762 — Patient had at least two hpv vaccines (with at least 146 days between the two) or three hpv vaccines on or between the patient's 9th and 13th birthdays[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9763 — Patient did not have at least two hpv vaccines (with at least 146 days between the two) or three hpv vaccines on or between the patient's 9th and 13th birthdays[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9764 — Patient has been treated with a systemic medication for psoriasis vulgaris[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9765 — Documentation that the patient declined change in medication or alternative therapies were unavailable, has documented contraindications, or has not been treated with a systemic medication for at least six consecutive months (e.g., experienced adverse effects or lack of efficacy with all other therapy options) in order to achieve better disease control as measured by pga, bsa, pasi, or dlqi[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9766 — Patients who are transferred from one institution to another with a known diagnosis of cva for endovascular stroke treatment[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- January 1, 2017 — 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
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Change history
- January 1, 2017Added to the code setMost recent bp is less than or equal to 130/80 mm hg
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G9788 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G9783 — Documentation of patients with diabetes who have a most recent fasting or direct ldl- c laboratory test result < 70 mg/dl and are not taking statin therapy
- G9784 — Pathologists/dermatopathologists providing a second opinion on a biopsy
- G9785 — Pathology report diagnosing cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or melanoma (to include in situ disease) sent from the pathologist/ dermatopathologist to the biopsying clinician…
- G9786 — Pathology report diagnosing cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, or melanoma (to include in situ disease) was not sent from the pathologist/ dermatopathologist to the biopsying…
- G9787 — Patient alive as of the last day of the measurement year
- G9789 — Blood pressure recorded during inpatient stays, emergency room visits, or urgent care visits
- G9790 — Most recent bp is greater than 130/80 mm hg, or blood pressure not documented
- G9791 — Most recent tobacco status is tobacco free
- G9792 — Most recent tobacco status is not tobacco free
- G9793 — Patient is currently on a daily aspirin or other antiplatelet