G9637 HCPCS Level II Code: Final reports with documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction…
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Doc >1 dose reduc tech
- 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, 2016
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 G9637 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)
- G9617 — Preoperative assessment not documented, reason not given[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9618 — Documentation of screening for uterine malignancy or those that had an ultrasound and/or endometrial sampling of any kind[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9619 — Documentation of reason(s) for not screening for uterine malignancy (e.g., prior hysterectomy)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9620 — Patient not screened for uterine malignancy, or those that have not had an ultrasound and/or endometrial sampling of any kind, reason not given[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9621 — Patient identified as an unhealthy alcohol user when screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method and received brief counseling[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9622 — Patient not identified as an unhealthy alcohol user when screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9623 — Documentation of medical reason(s) for not screening for unhealthy alcohol use (e.g., limited life expectancy, other medical reasons)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G9624 — Patient not screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method or patient did not receive brief counseling if identified as an unhealthy alcohol user[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
- Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship
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Change history
- January 1, 2016Added to the code setFinal reports with documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique)
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G9637 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G9632 — Documented medical reasons for not reporting ureter injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, concurrent surgery involving bladder pathology, injury that occurs during a…
- G9633 — Patient did not sustain ureter injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery
- G9634 — Health-related quality of life assessed with tool during at least two visits and quality of life score remained the same or improved
- G9635 — Health-related quality of life not assessed with tool for documented reason(s) (e.g., patient has a cognitive or neuropsychiatric impairment that impairs his/her ability to complete the hrqol survey,…
- G9636 — Health-related quality of life not assessed with tool during at least two visits or quality of life score declined
- G9638 — Final reports without documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative…
- G9639 — Major amputation or open surgical bypass not required within 48 hours of the index endovascular lower extremity revascularization procedure
- G9640 — Documentation of planned hybrid or staged procedure
- G9641 — Major amputation or open surgical bypass required within 48 hours of the index endovascular lower extremity revascularization procedure
- G9642 — Current smoker (e.g., cigarette, cigar, pipe, e-cigarette or marijuana)