G2129 — Procedure-related bp's not taken during an outpatient visit. examples include same day surgery, ambulatory service center, g.i. lab, dialysis, infusion center, chemotherapy
G2129 is a HCPCS Level II code for procedure-related bp's not taken during an outpatient visit. examples include same day surgery, ambulatory service center, g.i. lab, dialysis, infusion center, chemotherapy. 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 G2129
- Long descriptor
- Procedure-related bp's not taken during an outpatient visit. examples include same day surgery, ambulatory service center, g.i. lab, dialysis, infusion center, chemotherapy
- Short descriptor
- No bp outpt
- Added
- January 1, 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.
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 G2129
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G2129 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G2121Depression, anxiety, apathy, and psychosis assessed
- G2122Depression, anxiety, apathy, and psychosis not assessed
- G2123Patients 66-80 years of age and had at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and either one acute inpatient encounter with a diagnosis of advanced illness or two outpatient, observation, ed or nonacute inpatient encounters on different dates of service with an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement periodterminated
- G2124Patients 66-80 years of age and had at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed dementia medicationterminated
- G2125Patients 81 years of age and older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the six months prior to the measurement period through december 31 of the measurement period
- G2126Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
- G2127Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
- G2128Documentation of medical reason(s) for not on a daily aspirin or other antiplatelet (e.g. history of gastrointestinal bleed, intra-cranial bleed, blood disorders, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp), gastric bypass or documentation of active anticoagulant use during the measurement period)
- G2130Patients age 66 or older in institutional special needs plans (snp) or residing in long-term care with pos code 32, 33, 34, 54 or 56 for more than 90 days during the measurement periodterminated
- G2131Patients 81 years and older with a diagnosis of frailtyterminated
- G2132Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement periodterminated
- G2133Patients 66-80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and either one acute inpatient encounter with a diagnosis of advanced illness or two outpatient, observation, ed or nonacute inpatient encounters on different dates of service with an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement periodterminated
- G2134Patients 66 years of age or older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement periodterminated
- G2135Patients 66 years of age or older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and either one acute inpatient encounter with a diagnosis of advanced illness or two outpatient, observation, ed or nonacute inpatient encounters on different dates of service with an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement periodterminated
- G2136Back pain measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively was less than or equal to 3.0 or back pain measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale within three months preoperatively and at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively demonstrated an improvement of 5.0 points or greater
- G2137Back pain measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively was greater than 3.0 and back pain measured by the visual analog scale (vas) or numeric pain scale within three months preoperatively and at three months (6 - 20 weeks) postoperatively demonstrated improvement of less than 5.0 points
Questions about G2129
What is HCPCS code G2129?
G2129 is a HCPCS Level II code for procedure-related bp's not taken during an outpatient visit. examples include same day surgery, ambulatory service center, g.i. lab, dialysis, infusion center, chemotherapy. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G2129?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G2129 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 G2129 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G2129 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.