G9324 — All necessary data elements not included, reason not given
G9324 is a HCPCS Level II code for all necessary data elements not included, reason not given. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2016 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G9324 on December 31, 2016. 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 G9324
- Long descriptor
- All necessary data elements not included, reason not given
- Short descriptor
- Not all data norsn
- Added
- January 1, 2014
- Terminated
- December 31, 2016
- 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.
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 G9324
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9324 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9316Documentation of patient-specific risk assessment with a risk calculator based on multi-institutional clinical data, the specific risk calculator used, and communication of risk assessment from risk calculator with the patient or family
- G9317Documentation of patient-specific risk assessment with a risk calculator based on multi-institutional clinical data, the specific risk calculator used, and communication of risk assessment from risk calculator with the patient or family not completed
- G9318Imaging study named according to standardized nomenclature
- G9319Imaging study not named according to standardized nomenclature, reason not given
- G9320Documentation of medical reason(s) for not naming ct studies according to a standardized nomenclature provided (eg, ct studies performed for radiation treatment planning or image-guided radiation treatment delivery)terminated
- G9321Count of previous ct (any type of ct) and cardiac nuclear medicine (myocardial perfusion or infarct avid imaging) studies documented in the 12-month period prior to the current study
- G9322Count of previous ct and cardiac nuclear medicine (myocardial perfusion or infarct avid imaging) studies not documented in the 12-month period prior to the current study, reason not given
- G9323Documentation of medical reason(s) for not counting previous ct and cardiac nuclear medicine (myocardial perfusion) studies (eg, ct studies performed for radiation treatment planning or image-guided radiation treatment delivery)terminated
- G9325Ct studies not reported to a radiation dose index registry due to medical reasons (eg, ct studies performed for radiation treatment planning or image-guided radiation treatment delivery)terminated
- G9326Ct studies performed not reported to a radiation dose index registry that is capable of collecting at a minimum all necessary data elements, reason not giventerminated
- G9327Ct studies performed reported to a radiation dose index registry that is capable of collecting at a minimum all necessary data elementsterminated
- G9328Dicom format image data availability not documented in final report due to medical reasons (eg, ct studies performed for radiation treatment planning or image-guided radiation treatment delivery)terminated
- G9329Dicom format image data available to non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities on a secure, media free, reciprocally searchable basis with patient authorization for at least a 12-month period after the study not documented in final report, reason not giventerminated
- G9340Final report documented that dicom format image data available to non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities on a secure, media free, reciprocally searchable basis with patient authorization for at least a 12-month period after the studyterminated
- G9341Search conducted for prior patient ct studies completed at non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities within the past 12-months and are available through a secure, authorized, media-free, shared archive prior to an imaging study being performed
- G9342Search not conducted prior to an imaging study being performed for prior patient ct studies completed at non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities within the past 12-months and are available through a secure, authorized, media-free, shared archive, reason not given
Questions about G9324
What is HCPCS code G9324?
G9324 is a HCPCS Level II code for all necessary data elements not included, reason not given. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9324?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9324 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 G9324 still valid?
No. G9324 was terminated on December 31, 2016 and should not be used on new claims.