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G9016 Demo-smoking cessation coun

What G9016 is

Smoking cessation counseling, individual, in the absence of or in addition to any other evaluation and management service, per session (6-10 minutes) [demo project code only]

HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the G codes page for the full section.

Medicare payment for G9016 (CY2026)

This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Non-covered by Medicare. It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.

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G9016 is bundled into these codes

G9016 appears as a Column 2 code in 7 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G9016 is the code that denies.

Column 1 codeShort descriptionModifier indicator
96156Hlth bhv assmt/reassessment0Check pair
96158Hlth bhv ivntj indiv 1st 300Check pair
96159Hlth bhv ivntj indiv ea addl0Check pair
96164Hlth bhv ivntj grp 1st 300Check pair
96165Hlth bhv ivntj grp ea addl0Check pair
96167Hlth bhv ivntj fam 1st 300Check pair
96168Hlth bhv ivntj fam ea addl0Check pair

Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.