G9411 — Patient not admitted within 180 days, status post cied implantation, replacement, or revision with an infection requiring device removal or surgical revision
G9411 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient not admitted within 180 days, status post cied implantation, replacement, or revision with an infection requiring device removal or surgical revision. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
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.
Physician fee schedule statusM
Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for G9411
- Long descriptor
- Patient not admitted within 180 days, status post cied implantation, replacement, or revision with an infection requiring device removal or surgical revision
- Short descriptor
- No admit w/in 180d req remov
- Added
- January 1, 2015
- BETOS
- Z2
- 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.
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 G9411
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9411 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9403Clinician documented reason patient was not able to complete 30 day follow-up from acute inpatient setting discharge (e.g., patient death prior to follow-up visit, patient non-compliant for visit follow-up)terminated
- G9404Patient did not receive follow-up within 30 days after dischargeterminated
- G9405Patient received follow-up within 7 days after dischargeterminated
- G9406Clinician documented reason patient was not able to complete 7 day follow-up from acute inpatient setting discharge (i.e patient death prior to follow-up visit, patient non-compliance for visit follow-up)terminated
- G9407Patient did not receive follow-up within 7 days after dischargeterminated
- G9408Patients with cardiac tamponade and/or pericardiocentesis occurring within 30 days
- G9409Patients without cardiac tamponade and/or pericardiocentesis occurring within 30 days
- G9410Patient admitted within 180 days, status post cied implantation, replacement, or revision with an infection requiring device removal or surgical revision
- G9412Patient admitted within 180 days, status post cied implantation, replacement, or revision with an infection requiring device removal or surgical revision
- G9413Patient not admitted within 180 days, status post cied implantation, replacement, or revision with an infection requiring device removal or surgical revision
- G9414Patient had one dose of meningococcal vaccine (serogroups a, c, w, y or a, c, w, y, b) on or between the patient's 10th and 13th birthdays
- G9415Patient did not have one dose of meningococcal vaccine (serogroups a, c, w, y or a, c, w, y, b), on or between the patient's 10th and 13th birthdays
- G9416Patient had one tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (tdap) on or between the patient's 10th and 13th birthdays
- G9417Patient did not have one tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (tdap) on or between the patient's 10th and 13th birthdays
- G9418Primary non-small cell lung cancer lung biopsy and cytology specimen report documents classification into specific histologic type following iaslc guidance or classified as nsclc-nos with an explanation
- G9419Documentation of medical reason(s) for not including the histological type or nsclc-nos classification with an explanation (e.g. specimen insufficient or non-diagnostic, specimen does not contain cancer, or other documented medical reasons)
Questions about G9411
What is HCPCS code G9411?
G9411 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient not admitted within 180 days, status post cied implantation, replacement, or revision with an infection requiring device removal or surgical revision. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9411?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9411 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.
How is G9411 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9411 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.