G9724 — Patients who had documentation of use of anticoagulant medications overlapping the measurement year
G9724 is a HCPCS Level II code for patients who had documentation of use of anticoagulant medications overlapping the measurement year. 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 G9724
- Long descriptor
- Patients who had documentation of use of anticoagulant medications overlapping the measurement year
- Short descriptor
- Pt w/doc use anticoag mst yr
- Added
- January 1, 2017
- 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 G9724
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9724 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9716Bmi is documented as being outside of normal parameters, follow-up plan is not completed for documented medical reason
- G9717Documentation stating the patient has had a diagnosis of bipolar disorder
- G9718Hospice services for patient provided any time during the measurement periodterminated
- G9719Patient is not ambulatory, bed ridden, immobile, confined to chair, wheelchair bound, dependent on helper pushing wheelchair, independent in wheelchair or minimal help in wheelchair
- G9720Hospice services for patient occurred any time during the measurement period
- G9721Patient not ambulatory, bed ridden, immobile, confined to chair, wheelchair bound, dependent on helper pushing wheelchair, independent in wheelchair or minimal help in wheelchair
- G9722Documented history of renal failure or baseline serum creatinine >= 4.0 mg/dl; renal transplant recipients are not considered to have preoperative renal failure, unless, since transplantation the cr has been or is 4.0 or higher
- G9723Hospice services for patient received any time during the measurement period
- G9725Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement periodterminated
- G9726Patient refused to participate
- G9727Patient unable to complete the lepf prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
- G9728Patient refused to participate
- G9729Patient unable to complete the lepf prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
- G9730Patient refused to participate
- G9731Patient unable to complete the lepf prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
- G9732Patient refused to participate
Questions about G9724
What is HCPCS code G9724?
G9724 is a HCPCS Level II code for patients who had documentation of use of anticoagulant medications overlapping the measurement year. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9724?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9724 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 G9724 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9724 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.