G9817

G9817 — Death did not occur after discharge from the hospital within 30 days post procedure

HCPCSTerminatedBETOS Z2

G9817 is a HCPCS Level II code for death did not occur after discharge from the hospital within 30 days post procedure. 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 G9817 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 G9817

Long descriptor: Death did not occur after discharge from the hospital within 30 days post procedure
Short descriptor: No death 30-days post-disch
Added: January 1, 2017
Terminated: December 31, 2020
BETOS: Z2
Pricing indicator: 00 — Not priced by Part B

Codes adjacent to G9817

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9817 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

G9809Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement periodterminated
G9810Patient achieved a pdc of at least 75% for their asthma controller medicationterminated
G9811Patient did not achieve a pdc of at least 75% for their asthma controller medicationterminated
G9812Patient died including all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the operation was performed, even if after 30 days, and those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure
G9813Patient did not die within 30 days of the procedure or during the index hospitalization
G9814Death occurring during the index acute care hospitalizationterminated
G9815Death did not occur during the index acute care hospitalizationterminated
G9816Death occurring after discharge from the hospital but within 30 days post procedureterminated
G9818Documentation of sexual activity
G9819Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
G9820Documentation of a chlamydia screening test with proper follow-up
G9821No documentation of a chlamydia screening test with proper follow-up
G9822Patients who had an endometrial ablation procedure during the 12 months prior to the index date (exclusive of the index date)
G9823Endometrial sampling or hysteroscopy with biopsy and results documented during the 12 months prior to the index date (exclusive of the index date) of the endometrial ablation
G9824Endometrial sampling or hysteroscopy with biopsy and results not documented during the 12 months prior to the index date (exclusive of the index date) of the endometrial ablation
G9825Her-2/neu negative or undocumented/unknownterminated

Questions about G9817

What is HCPCS code G9817?

G9817 is a HCPCS Level II code for death did not occur after discharge from the hospital within 30 days post procedure. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.

Does Medicare cover G9817?

The CMS HCPCS file marks G9817 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 G9817 still valid?

No. G9817 was terminated on December 31, 2020 and should not be used on new claims.