G9534 HCPCS Level II Code: Advanced brain imaging (cta, ct, mra or MRI) was not ordered

Contextual Map

Every relationship of G9534 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)

• 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
• G9515 — Patient did not require a return to the operating room within 90 days of surgery[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9516 — Patient achieved an improvement in visual acuity, from their preoperative level, within 90 days of surgery[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9517 — Patient did not achieve an improvement in visual acuity, from their preoperative level, within 90 days of surgery, reason not given[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9518 — Documentation of active injection drug use[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• G9519 — Patient achieves final refraction (spherical equivalent) +/- 1.0 diopters of their planned refraction within 90 days of surgery[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
• and 32 more

Change history (2)

• January 1, 2019 — Removed from the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
• and 1 more

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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 G9534 in its code family, with their registry titles.

• G9529 — Patient with minor blunt head trauma had an appropriate indication(s) for a head ct
• 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
• G9535 — Patients with a normal neurological examination
• G9536 — Documentation of medical reason(s) for ordering an advanced brain imaging study (i.e., patient has an abnormal neurological examination; patient has the coexistence of seizures, or both; recent onset…
• G9537 — Imaging needed as part of a clinical trial; or other clinician ordered the study
• G9538 — Advanced brain imaging (cta, ct, mra or mri) was ordered
• G9539 — Intent for potential removal at time of placement