G9954 – Patient exhibits 2 or more risk factors for post-operative vomiting

Long description

Patient exhibits 2 or more risk factors for post-operative vomiting

Short description

Pt >2 rsk fac post-op vomit

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, 2018

Last change

January 1, 2018 – No change

Nearby G codes

• G9942 – Patient had any additional spine procedures performed on the same date as the lumbar discectomy/laminectomy
• G9943 – Back pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively
• G9944 – Back pain was measured by the visual analog scale (vas) within three months preoperatively and at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively
• G9945 – Patient had cancer, acute fracture or infection related to the lumbar spine or patient had neuromuscular, idiopathic or congenital lumbar scoliosis
• G9946 – Back pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at one year (9 to 15 months) postoperatively
• G9947 – Leg pain was measured by the visual analog scale (vas) within three months preoperatively and at three months (6 to 20 weeks) postoperatively
• G9948 – Patient had any additional spine procedures performed on the same date as the lumbar discectomy/laminectomy
• G9949 – Leg pain was not measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively
• G9955 – Cases in which an inhalational anesthetic is used only for induction
• G9956 – Patient received combination therapy consisting of at least two prophylactic pharmacologic anti-emetic agents of different classes preoperatively and/or intraoperatively
• G9957 – Documentation of medical reason for not receiving combination therapy consisting of at least two prophylactic pharmacologic anti-emetic agents of different classes preoperatively and/or intraoperatively (e.g., intolerance or other medical reason)
• G9958 – Patient did not receive combination therapy consisting of at least two prophylactic pharmacologic anti-emetic agents of different classes preoperatively and/or intraoperatively
• G9959 – Systemic antimicrobials not prescribed
• G9960 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for prescribing systemic antimicrobials
• G9961 – Systemic antimicrobials prescribed
• G9962 – Embolization endpoints are documented separately for each embolized vessel and ovarian artery angiography or embolization performed in the presence of variant uterine artery anatomy