G9037 — Interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record clinical question/request for specialty recommendations by a treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional for the care of the patient (i.e. not for professional education or scheduling) and may include subsequent follow up on the specialist's recommendations; 30 minutes
G9037 is a HCPCS Level II code for interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record clinical question/request for specialty recommendations by a treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional for the care of the patient (i.e. not for professional education or scheduling) and may include subsequent follow up on the specialist's recommendations; 30 minutes. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on June 30, 2025 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G9037 on June 30, 2025. 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 G9037
- Long descriptor
- Interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record clinical question/request for specialty recommendations by a treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional for the care of the patient (i.e. not for professional education or scheduling) and may include subsequent follow up on the specialist's recommendations; 30 minutes
- Short descriptor
- Intrpro req fr rec phys/qhcp
- Added
- July 1, 2024
- Terminated
- June 30, 2025
- 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 G9037
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9037 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9017Amantadine hydrochloride, oral, per 100 mg (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)terminated
- G9018Zanamivir, inhalation powder, administered through inhaler, per 10 mg (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)terminated
- G9019Oseltamivir phosphate, oral, per 75 mg (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)terminated
- G9020Rimantadine hydrochloride, oral, per 100 mg (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)terminated
- G9033Amantadine hydrochloride, oral brand, per 100 mg (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)terminated
- G9034Zanamivir, inhalation powder, administered through inhaler, brand, per 10 mg (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)terminated
- G9035Oseltamivir phosphate, oral, brand, per 75 mg (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)terminated
- G9036Rimantadine hydrochloride, oral, brand, per 100 mg (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)terminated
- G9038Co-management services with the following elements: new diagnosis or acute exacerbation and stabilization of existing condition; condition which may benefit from joint care planning; condition for which specialist is taking a co-management role; condition expected to last at least 3 months; comprehensive care plan established, implemented, revised or monitored in partnership with co-managing clinicians; ongoing communication and care coordination between co-managing clinicians furnishing careterminated
- G9050Oncology; primary focus of visit; work-up, evaluation, or staging at the time of cancer diagnosis or recurrence (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)
- G9051Oncology; primary focus of visit; treatment decision-making after disease is staged or restaged, discussion of treatment options, supervising/coordinating active cancer directed therapy or managing consequences of cancer directed therapy (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)
- G9052Oncology; primary focus of visit; surveillance for disease recurrence for patient who has completed definitive cancer-directed therapy and currently lacks evidence of recurrent disease; cancer directed therapy might be considered in the future (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)
- G9053Oncology; primary focus of visit; expectant management of patient with evidence of cancer for whom no cancer directed therapy is being administered or arranged at present; cancer directed therapy might be considered in the future (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)
- G9054Oncology; primary focus of visit; supervising, coordinating or managing care of patient with terminal cancer or for whom other medical illness prevents further cancer treatment; includes symptom management, end-of-life care planning, management of palliative therapies (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)
- G9055Oncology; primary focus of visit; other, unspecified service not otherwise listed (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)
- G9056Oncology; practice guidelines; management adheres to guidelines (for use in a medicare-approved demonstration project)
Questions about G9037
What is HCPCS code G9037?
G9037 is a HCPCS Level II code for interprofessional telephone/internet/electronic health record clinical question/request for specialty recommendations by a treating/requesting physician or other qualified health care professional for the care of the patient (i.e. not for professional education or scheduling) and may include subsequent follow up on the specialist's recommendations; 30 minutes. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9037?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9037 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 G9037 still valid?
No. G9037 was terminated on June 30, 2025 and should not be used on new claims.