G9638 – Final reports without documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique)

Long description

Final reports without documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique)

Short description

No doc >1 dose reduc tech

Pricing indicator

00 Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

Z2 Undefined codes

Added

January 1, 2016

Last change

January 1, 2016 – No change

Nearby G codes

• G9630 – Patient did not sustain a bowel injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery
• G9631 – Patient sustained ureter injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery
• G9632 – Documented medical reasons for not reporting ureter injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, concurrent surgery involving bladder pathology, injury that occurs during a urinary incontinence procedure, patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of ureter injury)
• G9633 – Patient did not sustain ureter injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery
• G9634 – Health-related quality of life assessed with tool during at least two visits and quality of life score remained the same or improved
• G9635 – Health-related quality of life not assessed with tool for documented reason(s) (e.g., patient has a cognitive or neuropsychiatric impairment that impairs his/her ability to complete the hrqol survey, patient has the inability to read and/or write in order to complete the hrqol questionnaire)
• G9636 – Health-related quality of life not assessed with tool during at least two visits or quality of life score declined
• G9637 – Final reports with documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique)
• G9639 – Major amputation or open surgical bypass not required within 48 hours of the index endovascular lower extremity revascularization procedure
• G9640 – Documentation of planned hybrid or staged procedure
• G9641 – Major amputation or open surgical bypass required within 48 hours of the index endovascular lower extremity revascularization procedure
• G9642 – Current smoker (e.g., cigarette, cigar, pipe, e-cigarette or marijuana)
• G9643 – Elective surgery
• G9644 – Patients who abstained from smoking prior to anesthesia on the day of surgery or procedure
• G9645 – Patients who did not abstain from smoking prior to anesthesia on the day of surgery or procedure
• G9646 – Patients with 90 day mrs score of 0 to 2