G0909 — Hemoglobin level measurement not documented, reason not given
G0909 is a HCPCS Level II code for hemoglobin level measurement not documented, reason not given. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2014 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G0909 on December 31, 2014. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
The CMS record for G0909
- Long descriptor
- Hemoglobin level measurement not documented, reason not given
- Short descriptor
- Hbg not doc
- Added
- January 1, 2012
- Terminated
- December 31, 2014
- BETOS
- M5D
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to G0909
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G0909 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G0677Standard co-management service payment for documented review of clinical updates from access participant managing musculoskeletal (msk) conditions; per review
- G0678Standard co-management service payment for documented review of clinical updates from access participant managing behavioral health (bh) conditions (depression, anxiety); per review
- G0680Detection and quantification of coronary artery calcium and/or aortic valve calcification from algorithmic analysis of computed tomography of the chest with report
- G0681Application of a premarket approval (pma), 510(k), 361 human cells, tissues or cellular and tissue-based products (hct/p) non-sheet form skin substitute for a wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; first 25 sq cm or less of wound surface area
- G0682Application of a premarket approval (pma), 510(k), 361 human cells, tissues or cellular and tissue-based products (hct/p) non-sheet form skin substitute for a wound surface area up to 100 sq cm; each additional 25 sq cm wound surface area, or part thereof (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- G0683Application of a premarket approval (pma), 510(k), 361 human cells, tissues or cellular and tissue-based products (hct/p) non-sheet form skin substitute graft for a wound surface greater than or equal to 100 sq cm; first 100 sq cm wound surface area, or 1% of body area of infants and children
- G0684Application of a premarket approval (pma), 510(k), 361 human cells, tissues or cellular and tissue-based products (hct/p) non-sheet form skin substitute graft for a wound surface greater than or equal to 100 sq cm; each additional 100 sq cm wound surface area or part thereof, or each additional 1% of body area of infants and children, or part thereof (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- G0908Most recent hemoglobin (hgb) level > 12.0 g/dlterminated
- G0910Most recent hemoglobin level <= 12.0 g/dlterminated
- G0913Improvement in visual function achieved within 90 days following cataract surgery
- G0914Patient care survey was not completed by patient
- G0915Improvement in visual function not achieved within 90 days following cataract surgery
- G0916Satisfaction with care achieved within 90 days following cataract surgery
- G0917Patient care survey was not completed by patient
- G0918Satisfaction with care not achieved within 90 days following cataract surgery
- G0919Influenza immunization ordered or recommended (to be given at alternate location or alternate provider); vaccine not available at time of visitterminated
Questions about G0909
What is HCPCS code G0909?
G0909 is a HCPCS Level II code for hemoglobin level measurement not documented, reason not given. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G0909?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G0909 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
Is G0909 still valid?
No. G0909 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.