G9816 – Death occurring after discharge from the hospital but within 30 days post procedure
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG9816
- Long description
- Death occurring after discharge from the hospital but within 30 days post procedure
- Short description
- Death <30 day post discharge
- Pricing indicator
00Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)- Medicare coverage
CCarrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor- BETOS category
Z2Undefined codes- Added
- January 1, 2017
- Last change
- January 1, 2021 – No change
- Termination date
- December 31, 2020
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G9816?
G9816 is a HCPCS Level II code for death occurring after discharge from the hospital but within 30 days post procedure. It was discontinued on December 31, 2020.
Does Medicare cover G9816?
The HCPCS file lists coverage code C: Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor. Coverage and payment also depend on local coverage determinations and the patient’s plan.
Nearby G codes
- G9808 – Any patients who had no asthma controller medications dispensed during the measurement year
- G9809 – Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9810 – Patient achieved a pdc of at least 75% for their asthma controller medication
- G9811 – Patient did not achieve a pdc of at least 75% for their asthma controller medication
- G9812 – Patient died including all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the operation was performed, even if after 30 days, and those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure
- G9813 – Patient did not die within 30 days of the procedure or during the index hospitalization
- G9814 – Death occurring during the index acute care hospitalization
- G9815 – Death did not occur during the index acute care hospitalization
- G9817 – Death did not occur after discharge from the hospital within 30 days post procedure
- G9818 – Documentation of sexual activity
- G9819 – Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9820 – Documentation of a chlamydia screening test with proper follow-up
- G9821 – No documentation of a chlamydia screening test with proper follow-up
- G9822 – Patients who had an endometrial ablation procedure during the 12 months prior to the index date (exclusive of the index date)
- G9823 – Endometrial sampling or hysteroscopy with biopsy and results documented during the 12 months prior to the index date (exclusive of the index date) of the endometrial ablation
- G9824 – Endometrial sampling or hysteroscopy with biopsy and results not documented during the 12 months prior to the index date (exclusive of the index date) of the endometrial ablation
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.