Temporary G codes are assigned to services and procedures that are under review before being included in the CPT coding system. Payment for these services is under the jurisdiction of the local carriers.

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• G9579

  No documentation of signed an opioid treatment agreement at least once during opioid therapy

• G9580

  Door to puncture time of 90 minutes or less

• G9581

  Door to puncture time of greater than 2 hours for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patients who are transferred from one institution to another with a known diagnosis of cva for endovascular stroke treatment; hospitalized patients with newly diagnosed cva considered for endovascular stroke treatment)

• G9582

  Door to puncture time of greater than 90 minutes, no reason given

• G9583

  Patients prescribed opiates for longer than six weeks

• G9584

  Patient evaluated for risk of misuse of opiates by using a brief validated instrument (e.g., opioid risk tool, soapp-r) or patient interviewed at least once during opioid therapy

• G9585

  Patient not evaluated for risk of misuse of opiates by using a brief validated instrument (e.g., opioid risk tool, soapp-r) or patient not interviewed at least once during opioid therapy

• G9593

  Pediatric patient with minor blunt head trauma classified as low risk according to the pecarn prediction rules

• G9594

  Patient presented with a minor blunt head trauma and had a head ct ordered for trauma by an emergency care provider

• G9595

  Patient has documentation of ventricular shunt, brain tumor, or coagulopathy

• G9596

  Pediatric patient had a head ct for trauma ordered by someone other than an emergency care provider or was ordered for a reason other than trauma

• G9597

  Pediatric patient with minor blunt head trauma not classified as low risk according to the pecarn prediction rules

• G9598

  Aortic aneurysm 5.5 - 5.9 cm maximum diameter on centerline formatted ct or minor diameter on axial formatted ct

• G9599

  Aortic aneurysm 6.0 cm or greater maximum diameter on centerline formatted ct or minor diameter on axial formatted ct

• G9600

  Symptomatic aaas that required urgent/emergent (non-elective) repair

• G9601

  Patient discharge to home no later than post-operative day #7

• G9602

  Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #7

• G9603

  Patient survey score improved from baseline following treatment

• G9604

  Patient survey results not available

• G9605

  Patient survey score did not improve from baseline following treatment

• G9606

  Intraoperative cystoscopy performed to evaluate for lower tract injury

• G9607

  Documented medical reasons for not performing intraoperative cystoscopy (e.g., urethral pathology precluding cystoscopy, any patient who has a congenital or acquired absence of the urethra) or in the case of patient death

• G9608

  Intraoperative cystoscopy not performed to evaluate for lower tract injury

• G9609

  Documentation of an order for anti-platelet agents

• G9610

  Documentation of medical reason(s) in the patient's record for not ordering anti-platelet agents

• G9611

  Order for anti-platelet agents was not documented in the patient's record, reason not given

• G9612

  Photodocumentation of two or more cecal landmarks to establish a complete examination

• G9613

  Documentation of post-surgical anatomy (e.g., right hemicolectomy, ileocecal resection, etc.)

• G9614

  Photodocumentation of less than two cecal landmarks (i.e., no cecal landmarks or only one cecal landmark) to establish a complete examination

• G9615

  Preoperative assessment documented

• G9616

  Documentation of reason(s) for not documenting a preoperative assessment (e.g., patient with a gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy noted at the time of surgery)

• G9617

  Preoperative assessment not documented, reason not given

• G9618

  Documentation of screening for uterine malignancy or those that had an ultrasound and/or endometrial sampling of any kind

• G9619

  Documentation of reason(s) for not screening for uterine malignancy (e.g., prior hysterectomy)

• G9620

  Patient not screened for uterine malignancy, or those that have not had an ultrasound and/or endometrial sampling of any kind, reason not given

• G9621

  Patient identified as an unhealthy alcohol user when screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method and received brief counseling

• G9622

  Patient not identified as an unhealthy alcohol user when screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method

• G9623

  Documentation of medical reason(s) for not screening for unhealthy alcohol use (e.g., limited life expectancy, other medical reasons)

• G9624

  Patient not screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method or patient did not receive brief counseling if identified as an unhealthy alcohol user

• G9625

  Patient sustained bladder injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery

• G9626

  Documented medical reason for not reporting bladder injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, concurrent surgery involving bladder pathology, injury that occurs during a urinary incontinence procedure, patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of bladder injury)

• G9627

  Patient did not sustain bladder injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery

• G9628

  Patient sustained bowel injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery

• G9629

  Documented medical reasons for not reporting bowel injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, planned (e.g., not due to an unexpected bowel injury) resection and/or re-anastomosis of bowel, or patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of bowel injury)

• G9630

  Patient did not sustain a bowel injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery

• G9631

  Patient sustained ureter injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery

• G9632

  Documented medical reasons for not reporting ureter injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, concurrent surgery involving bladder pathology, injury that occurs during a urinary incontinence procedure, patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of ureter injury)

• G9633

  Patient did not sustain ureter injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery

• G9634

  Health-related quality of life assessed with tool during at least two visits and quality of life score remained the same or improved

• G9635

  Health-related quality of life not assessed with tool for documented reason(s) (e.g., patient has a cognitive or neuropsychiatric impairment that impairs his/her ability to complete the hrqol survey, patient has the inability to read and/or write in order to complete the hrqol questionnaire)

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