HCPCS Level II · Procedures and professional services (temporary)
G9140Frontier extended stay clinic demonstration; for a patient stay in a clinic approved for the cms demonstration project; the following measures should be present: the stay must be equal to or greater than 4 hours; weather or other conditions must prevent transfer or the case falls into a category of monitoring and observation cases that are permitted by the rules of the demonstration; there is a maximum frontier extended stay clinic (fesc) visit of 48 hours, except in the case when weather or other conditions prevent transfer; payment is made on each period up to 4 hours, after the first 4 hours
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Source: CMS HCPCS quarterly update, October 2026. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About G9140
G9140 is an HCPCS Level II code in the G series (procedures and professional services (temporary)), describing frontier extended stay clinic demonstration; for a patient stay in a clinic approved for the cms demonstration project; the following measures should be present: the stay must be equal to or greater than 4 hours; weather or other conditions must prevent transfer or the case falls into a category of monitoring and observation cases that are permitted by the rules of the demonstration; there is a maximum frontier extended stay clinic (fesc) visit of 48 hours, except in the case when weather or other conditions prevent transfer; payment is made on each period up to 4 hours, after the first 4 hours.
It was added to HCPCS effective 10/01/2007.
Its Medicare coverage code is "C", meaning coverage is left to the Medicare contractor's judgment.
Details
- Short description
- Frontier extended stay demo
- Date added
- 10/01/2007
- Action effective
- 10/01/2007
- BETOS
- Z2
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Common questions about G9140
Is HCPCS G9140 still valid?
- Yes. G9140 is active in the CMS October 2026 HCPCS file.
Does Medicare cover G9140?
- Its coverage code is "C": coverage is left to the Medicare contractor's judgment. Check the local coverage determination for your region.