G9457 HCPCS Level II Code: Patient did not undergo abdominal imaging and did not have a documented reason for not undergoing abdominal imaging in the submission period
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Pt no abd img no doc rsn
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Payment category: Service not separately priced (pricing indicator 00)
- BETOS: Z2 — Undefined codes
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2019
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 G9457 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)
- G9433 — Death, permanent nursing home resident or receiving hospice or palliative care any time during the measurement period[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9434 — Asthma not well-controlled based on the act, c-act, acq, or ataq score, or specified asthma control tool not used, reason not given[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9435 — Aspirin prescribed at discharge[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9436 — Aspirin not prescribed for documented reasons (e.g., allergy, medical intolerance, history of bleed)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9437 — Aspirin not prescribed at discharge[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9438 — P2y inhibitor prescribed at discharge[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9439 — P2y inhibitor not prescribed for documented reasons (e.g., allergy, medical intolerance, history of bleed)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9440 — P2y inhibitor not prescribed at discharge[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history
- January 1, 2015 — 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
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
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Change history
- January 1, 2015Added to the code setPatient did not undergo abdominal imaging and did not have a documented reason for not undergoing abdominal imaging in the submission period
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G9457 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G9452 — Documentation of medical reason(s) for not receiving hcv antibody test due to limited life expectancy
- G9453 — Documentation of patient reason(s) for not receiving one-time screening for hcv infection (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)
- G9454 — One-time screening for hcv infection not received within 12-month reporting period and no documentation of prior screening for hcv infection, reason not given
- G9455 — Patient underwent abdominal imaging with ultrasound, contrast enhanced ct or contrast mri for hcc
- G9456 — Documentation of medical or patient reason(s) for not ordering or performing screening for hcc. medical reason: comorbid medical conditions with expected survival < 5 years, hepatic decompensation…
- G9458 — Patient documented as tobacco user and received tobacco cessation intervention (must include at least one of the following: advice given to quit smoking or tobacco use, counseling on the benefits of…
- G9459 — Currently a tobacco non-user
- G9460 — Tobacco assessment or tobacco cessation intervention not performed, reason not given
- G9463 — I intend to report the sinusitis measures group
- G9464 — All quality actions for the applicable measures in the sinusitis measures group have been performed for this patient