G9924 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not providing safety concerns screen or for not providing recommendations, orders or referrals for positive screen (e.g., patient in palliative care, other medical reason)
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG9924
- Long description
- Documentation of medical reason(s) for not providing safety concerns screen or for not providing recommendations, orders or referrals for positive screen (e.g., patient in palliative care, other medical reason)
- Short description
- Doc med rsn no scrn or recs
- 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, 2018
- Last change
- January 1, 2021 – No change
- Termination date
- December 31, 2020
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G9924?
G9924 is a HCPCS Level II code for documentation of medical reason(s) for not providing safety concerns screen or for not providing recommendations, orders or referrals for positive screen (e.g., patient in palliative care, other medical reason). It was discontinued on December 31, 2020.
Does Medicare cover G9924?
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
- G9916 – Functional status performed once in the last 12 months
- G9917 – Documentation of advanced stage dementia and caregiver knowledge is limited
- G9918 – Functional status not performed, reason not otherwise specified
- G9919 – Screening performed and positive and provision of recommendations
- G9920 – Screening performed and negative
- G9921 – No screening performed, partial screening performed or positive screen without recommendations and reason is not given or otherwise specified
- G9922 – Safety concerns screen provided and if positive then documented mitigation recommendations
- G9923 – Safety concerns screen provided and negative
- G9925 – Safety concerns screening not provided, reason not otherwise specified
- G9926 – Safety concerns screening positive screen is without provision of mitigation recommendations, including but not limited to referral to other resources
- G9927 – Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing an fda-approved anticoagulation due to patient being currently enrolled in a clinical trial related to af/atrial flutter treatment
- G9928 – Fda-approved anticoagulant not prescribed, reason not given
- G9929 – Patient with transient or reversible cause of af (e.g., pneumonia, hyperthyroidism, pregnancy, cardiac surgery)
- G9930 – Patients who are receiving comfort care only
- G9931 – Documentation of cha2ds2-vasc risk score of 0 or 1 for men; or 0, 1, or 2 for women
- G9932 – Documentation of patient reason(s) for not having records of negative or managed positive tb screen (e.g., patient does not return for mantoux (ppd) skin test evaluation)
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.