G9600 — Symptomatic aaas that required urgent/emergent (non-elective) repair
G9600 is a HCPCS Level II code for symptomatic aaas that required urgent/emergent (non-elective) repair. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2020 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G9600 on December 31, 2020. 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 G9600
- Long descriptor
- Symptomatic aaas that required urgent/emergent (non-elective) repair
- Short descriptor
- Symp aaa urgent repair
- Added
- January 1, 2016
- Terminated
- December 31, 2020
- 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.
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 G9600
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9600 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9585Patient not evaluated for risk of misuse of opiates by using a brief validated instrument (e.g., opioid risk tool, soapp-r) or patient not interviewed at least once during opioid therapyterminated
- G9593Pediatric patient with minor blunt head trauma classified as low risk according to the pecarn prediction rules
- G9594Patient presented with a minor blunt head trauma and had a head ct ordered for trauma by an emergency care provider
- G9595Patient has documentation of ventricular shunt, brain tumor, or coagulopathy
- G9596Pediatric patient had a head ct for trauma ordered by someone other than an emergency care provider or was ordered for a reason other than traumaterminated
- G9597Pediatric patient with minor blunt head trauma not classified as low risk according to the pecarn prediction rules
- G9598Aortic aneurysm 5.5 - 5.9 cm maximum diameter on centerline formatted ct or minor diameter on axial formatted ct
- G9599Aortic aneurysm 6.0 cm or greater maximum diameter on centerline formatted ct or minor diameter on axial formatted ct
- G9601Patient discharge to home no later than post-operative day #7terminated
- G9602Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #7terminated
- G9603Patient survey score improved from baseline following treatment
- G9604Patient survey results not availableterminated
- G9605Patient survey score did not improve from baseline following treatment
- G9606Intraoperative cystoscopy performed to evaluate for lower tract injury
- G9607Documented medical reasons for not performing intraoperative cystoscopy (e.g., urethral pathology precluding cystoscopy, any patient who has a congenital or acquired absence of the urethra) or in the case of patient death
- G9608Intraoperative cystoscopy not performed to evaluate for lower tract injury
Questions about G9600
What is HCPCS code G9600?
G9600 is a HCPCS Level II code for symptomatic aaas that required urgent/emergent (non-elective) repair. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9600?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9600 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 G9600 still valid?
No. G9600 was terminated on December 31, 2020 and should not be used on new claims.