G9225 HCPCS Level II Code: Foot exam was not performed, reason not given
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Norsn no foot exam
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Payment category: Service not separately priced (pricing indicator 00)
- BETOS: M5B — Specialist - psychiatry
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2014
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of G9225 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Nearest codes (40)
- G9205 — Patient starting antiviral treatmentfor hepatitis c during the measurement period[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9206 — Patient starting antiviral treatment for hepatitis c during the measurement period[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9207 — Hepatitis c genotype testing documented as performed within 12 months prior to initiation of antiviral treatment for hepatitis c[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9208 — Hepatitis c genotype testing was not documented as performed within 12 months prior to initiation of antiviral treatment for hepatitis c, reason not given[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9209 — Hepatitis c quantitative rna testing documented as performed between 4-12 weeks after the initiation of antiviral treatment[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9210 — Hepatitis c quantitative rna testing not performed between 4-12 weeks after the initiation of antiviral treatment for documented reason(s) (e.g., patients whose treatment was discontinued during the testing period prior to testing, other medical reasons, patient declined, other patient reasons)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9211 — Hepatitis c quantitative rna testing was not documented as performed between 4-12 weeks after the initiation of antiviral treatment, reason not given[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9212 — Dsm-ivtm criteria for major depressive disorder documented at the initial evaluation[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- January 1, 2014 — Added to the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
Sources for this page
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- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
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Change history
- January 1, 2014Added to the code setFoot exam was not performed, reason not given
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G9225 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G9220 — Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis not prescribed within 3 months of low cd4+ cell count below 500 cells/mm3 or a cd4 percentage below 15% for medical reason (i.e., patient's cd4+ cell count…
- G9221 — Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophlaxis prescribed
- G9222 — Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis prescribed wthin 3 months of low cd4+ cell count below 200 cells/mm3
- G9223 — Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis prescribed within 3 months of low cd4+ cell count below 500 cells/mm3 or a cd4 percentage below 15%
- G9224 — Documentation of medical reason for not performing foot exam (e.g., patient with bilateral foot/leg amputation)
- G9226 — Foot examination performed (includes examination through visual inspection, sensory exam with 10-g monofilament plus testing any one of the following: vibration using 128-hz tuning fork, pinprick…
- G9227 — Functional outcome assessment documented, care plan not documented, documentation the patient is not eligible for a care plan at the time of the encounter
- G9228 — Chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis screening results documented (report when results are present for all of the 3 screenings)
- G9229 — Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis screening results not documented (patient refusal is the only allowed exception)
- G9230 — Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis not screened, reason not given