G9629

G9629 — Documented medical reasons for not reporting bowel injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, planned (e.g., not due to an unexpected bowel injury) resection and/or re-anastomosis of bowel, or patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of bowel injury)

HCPCSActiveBETOS Z2

G9629 is a HCPCS Level II code for documented medical reasons for not reporting bowel injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, planned (e.g., not due to an unexpected bowel injury) resection and/or re-anastomosis of bowel, or patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of bowel injury). 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 G9629

Long descriptor: Documented medical reasons for not reporting bowel injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, planned (e.g., not due to an unexpected bowel injury) resection and/or re-anastomosis of bowel, or patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of bowel injury)
Short descriptor: Med rsn no rpt bowel inj
Added: January 1, 2016
BETOS: Z2
Pricing indicator: 00 — Not priced by Part B

Codes adjacent to G9629

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9629 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

G9621Patient identified as an unhealthy alcohol user when screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method and received brief counseling
G9622Patient not identified as an unhealthy alcohol user when screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method
G9623Documentation of medical reason(s) for not screening for unhealthy alcohol use (e.g., limited life expectancy, other medical reasons)terminated
G9624Patient 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
G9625Patient sustained bladder injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery
G9626Documented medical reason for not reporting bladder injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, concurrent surgery involving bladder pathology, injury that occurs during a urinary incontinence procedure, patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of bladder injury)
G9627Patient did not sustain bladder injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery
G9628Patient sustained bowel injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery
G9630Patient did not sustain a bowel injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery
G9631Patient sustained ureter injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgeryterminated
G9632Documented 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 urinary incontinence procedure, patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of ureter injury)terminated
G9633Patient did not sustain ureter injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgeryterminated
G9634Health-related quality of life assessed with tool during at least two visits and quality of life score remained the same or improvedterminated
G9635Health-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, patient has the inability to read and/or write in order to complete the hrqol questionnaire)terminated
G9636Health-related quality of life not assessed with tool during at least two visits or quality of life score declinedterminated
G9637Final 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)

Questions about G9629

What is HCPCS code G9629?

G9629 is a HCPCS Level II code for documented medical reasons for not reporting bowel injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, planned (e.g., not due to an unexpected bowel injury) resection and/or re-anastomosis of bowel, or patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of bowel injury). It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.

Does Medicare cover G9629?

The CMS HCPCS file marks G9629 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 G9629 paid under the physician fee schedule?

G9629 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.