G9471 HCPCS Level II Code: Within the past 2 years, central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) not ordered or documented
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: W/in 2yr dxa not order
- 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, 2015
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 G9471 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)
- G9449 — History of receiving blood transfusions prior to 1992[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9450 — History of injection drug use[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9451 — Patient received one-time screening for hcv infection[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9452 — Documentation of medical reason(s) for not receiving hcv antibody test due to limited life expectancy[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9453 — Documentation of patient reason(s) for not receiving one-time screening for hcv infection (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- 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[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9455 — Patient underwent abdominal imaging with ultrasound, contrast enhanced ct or contrast mri for hcc[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- 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 and not a candidate for liver transplantation, or other medical reasons; patient reasons: patient declined or other patient reasons (e.g., cost of tests, time related to accessing testing equipment)[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 setWithin the past 2 years, central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) not ordered or documented
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G9471 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G9466 — All quality actions for the applicable measures in the aoe measures group have been performed for this patient
- G9467 — Patient who have received or are receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 60 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600 mg…
- G9468 — Patient not receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 60 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600 mg prednisone or greater…
- G9469 — Patients who have received or are receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 90 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 900 mg…
- G9470 — Patients not receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 60 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600 mg prednisone or…
- G9472 — Within the past 2 years, central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) not ordered and documented, no review of systems and no medication history or pharmacologic therapy (other than…
- G9473 — Services performed by chaplain in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G9474 — Services performed by dietary counselor in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G9475 — Services performed by other counselor in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes
- G9476 — Services performed by volunteer in the hospice setting, each 15 minutes