G9737 — Patient unable to complete the elbow/wrist/hand fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
G9737 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient unable to complete the elbow/wrist/hand fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available. 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 G9737
- Long descriptor
- Patient unable to complete the elbow/wrist/hand fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
- Short descriptor
- Pt unbl cmplt ewh fs prom
- 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 G9737
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9737 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- G9733Patient unable to complete the low back fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
- G9734Patient refused to participate
- G9735Patient unable to complete the shoulder fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available
- G9736Patient refused to participate
- G9738Patient refused to participateterminated
- G9739Patient unable to complete the general orthopedic fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not availableterminated
- G9740Hospice services given to patient any time during the measurement period
- G9741Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9742Psychiatric symptoms assessedterminated
- G9743Psychiatric symptoms not assessed, reason not otherwise specifiedterminated
- G9744Patient not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension
- G9745Documented reason for not screening or recommending a follow-up for high blood pressure
Questions about G9737
What is HCPCS code G9737?
G9737 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient unable to complete the elbow/wrist/hand fs prom at initial evaluation and/or discharge due to blindness, illiteracy, severe mental incapacity or language incompatibility and an adequate proxy is not available. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9737?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9737 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 G9737 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9737 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.