G9759 — History of preoperative posterior capsule rupture
G9759 is a HCPCS Level II code for history of preoperative posterior capsule rupture. 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 G9759 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 G9759
- Long descriptor
- History of preoperative posterior capsule rupture
- Short descriptor
- Hx preop post cap rup
- Added
- January 1, 2017
- 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 G9759
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9759 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9751Patient died at any time during the 24-month measurement periodterminated
- G9752Emergency surgery
- G9753Documentation of medical reason for not conducting a search for dicom format images for prior patient ct imaging studies completed at non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities within the past 12 months that are available through a secure, authorized, media-free, shared archive (e.g., trauma, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, aortic aneurysm where time is of the essence)
- G9754A finding of an incidental pulmonary nodule
- G9755Documentation of medical reason(s) for not including a recommended interval and modality for follow-up or for no follow-up, and source of recommendations (e.g., patients with unexplained fever, immunocompromised patients who are at risk for infection)
- G9756Surgical procedures that included the use of silicone oil
- G9757Surgical procedures that included the use of silicone oil
- G9758Patient in hospice at any time during the measurement period
- G9760Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement periodterminated
- G9761Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9762Patient had at least two hpv vaccines (with at least 146 days between the two) or three hpv vaccines on or between the patient's 9th and 13th birthdays
- G9763Patient did not have at least two hpv vaccines (with at least 146 days between the two) or three hpv vaccines on or between the patient's 9th and 13th birthdays
- G9764Patient has been treated with a systemic medication for psoriasis vulgaris
- G9765Documentation that the patient declined change in medication or alternative therapies were unavailable, has documented contraindications, or has not been treated with a systemic medication for at least six consecutive months (e.g., experienced adverse effects or lack of efficacy with all other therapy options) in order to achieve better disease control as measured by pga, bsa, pasi, or dlqi
- G9766Patients who are transferred from one institution to another with a known diagnosis of cva for endovascular stroke treatment
- G9767Hospitalized patients with newly diagnosed cva considered for endovascular stroke treatment
Questions about G9759
What is HCPCS code G9759?
G9759 is a HCPCS Level II code for history of preoperative posterior capsule rupture. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9759?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9759 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 G9759 still valid?
No. G9759 was terminated on December 31, 2020 and should not be used on new claims.