G9921 — No screening performed, partial screening performed or positive screen without recommendations and reason is not given or otherwise specified
G9921 is a HCPCS Level II code for no screening performed, partial screening performed or positive screen without recommendations and reason is not given or otherwise specified. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2024 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G9921 on December 31, 2024. 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 G9921
- Long descriptor
- No screening performed, partial screening performed or positive screen without recommendations and reason is not given or otherwise specified
- Short descriptor
- No or part scrn nd rng or os
- Added
- January 1, 2018
- Terminated
- December 31, 2024
- 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 G9921
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9921 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9913Hepatitis b virus (hbv) status not assessed and results interpreted prior to initiating anti-tnf (tumor necrosis factor) therapy, reason not otherwise specified
- G9914Patient initiated an anti-tnf agent
- G9915No record of hbv results documented
- G9916Functional status performed once in the last 12 months
- G9917Documentation of advanced stage dementia and caregiver knowledge is limited
- G9918Functional status not performed, reason not otherwise specified
- G9919Screening performed and positive and provision of recommendations
- G9920Screening performed and negative
- G9922Safety concerns screen provided and if positive then documented mitigation recommendations
- G9923Safety concerns screen provided and negative
- G9924Documentation of medical reason(s) for not providing safety concerns screen or for not providing recommendations, orders or referrals for positive screen (e.g., patient in palliative care, other medical reason)terminated
- G9925Safety concerns screening not provided, reason not otherwise specified
- G9926Safety concerns screening positive screen is without provision of mitigation recommendations, including but not limited to referral to other resources
- G9927Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing an fda-approved anticoagulation due to patient being currently enrolled in a clinical trial related to af/atrial flutter treatmentterminated
- G9928Fda-approved anticoagulant not prescribed, reason not given
- G9929Patient with transient or reversible cause of af (e.g., pneumonia, hyperthyroidism, pregnancy, cardiac surgery)
Questions about G9921
What is HCPCS code G9921?
G9921 is a HCPCS Level II code for no screening performed, partial screening performed or positive screen without recommendations and reason is not given or otherwise specified. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9921?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9921 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 G9921 still valid?
No. G9921 was terminated on December 31, 2024 and should not be used on new claims.