G9529 HCPCS Level II Code: Patient with minor blunt head trauma had an appropriate indication(s) for a head ct

Contextual Map

Every relationship of G9529 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)

• G9507 — Documentation that the patient is on a statin medication or has documentation of a valid contraindication or exception to statin medications; contraindications/exceptions that can be defined by diagnosis codes include pregnancy during the measurement period, active liver disease, rhabdomyolysis, end stage renal disease on dialysis and heart failure; provider documented contraindications/exceptions include breastfeeding during the measurement period, woman of child-bearing age not actively taking birth control, allergy to statin, drug interaction (hiv protease inhibitors, nefazodone, cyclosporine, gemfibrozil, and danazol) and intolerance (with supporting documentation of trying a statin at least once within the last 5 years or diagnosis codes for myostitis or toxic myopathy related to drugs)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9508 — Documentation that the patient is not on a statin medication[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9509 — Adult patients 18 years of age or older with major depression or dysthymia who reached remission at twelve months as demonstrated by a twelve month (+/-60 days) phq-9 or phq-9m score of less than 5[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9510 — Adult patients 18 years of age or older with major depression or dysthymia who did not reach remission at twelve months as demonstrated by a twelve month (+/-60 days) phq-9 or phq-9m score of less than 5. either phq- 9 or phq-9m score was not assessed or is greater than or equal to 5[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9511 — Index event date phq-9 or phq-9m score greater than 9 documented during the twelve month denominator identification period[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9512 — Individual had a pdc of 0.8 or greater[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9513 — Individual did not have a pdc of 0.8 or greater[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9514 — Patient required a return to the operating room within 90 days of surgery[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• and 32 more

Change history

• January 1, 2016 — 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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Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G9529 in its code family, with their registry titles.

• G9522 — Total number of emergency department visits and inpatient hospitalizations equal to or greater than two in the past 12 months or patient not screened, reason not given
• G9523 — Patient discontinued from hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
• G9524 — Patient was referred to hospice care
• G9525 — Documentation of patient reason(s) for not referring to hospice care (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons)
• G9526 — Patient was not referred to hospice care, reason not given
• G9530 — Patient presented with a minor blunt head trauma and had a head ct ordered for trauma by an emergency care provider
• G9531 — Patient has documentation of ventricular shunt, brain tumor, multisystem trauma, or is currently taking an antiplatelet medication including: abciximab, anagrelide, cangrelor, cilostazol,…
• G9532 — Patient had a head ct for trauma ordered by someone other than an emergency care provider or was ordered for a reason other than trauma
• G9533 — Patient with minor blunt head trauma did not have an appropriate indication(s) for a head ct
• G9534 — Advanced brain imaging (cta, ct, mra or mri) was not ordered