G9231 — Documentation of end stage renal disease (esrd), dialysis, renal transplant before or during the measurement period or pregnancy during the measurement period
G9231 is a HCPCS Level II code for documentation of end stage renal disease (esrd), dialysis, renal transplant before or during the measurement period or pregnancy during the measurement period. 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 G9231
- Long descriptor
- Documentation of end stage renal disease (esrd), dialysis, renal transplant before or during the measurement period or pregnancy during the measurement period
- Short descriptor
- Doc esrd dia trans preg
- Added
- January 1, 2014
- BETOS
- M5B
- 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 G9231
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9231 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
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- G9235All quality actions for the applicable measures in the general surgery measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G9236All quality actions for the applicable measures in the optimizing patient exposure to ionizing radiation measures group have been performed for this patientterminated
- G9237I intend to report the general surgery measures groupterminated
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Questions about G9231
What is HCPCS code G9231?
G9231 is a HCPCS Level II code for documentation of end stage renal disease (esrd), dialysis, renal transplant before or during the measurement period or pregnancy during the measurement period. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9231?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9231 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 G9231 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9231 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.