G9557

G9557 — Final reports for ct, cta, mri or mra studies of the chest or neck without an incidentally found thyroid nodule < 1.0 cm noted or no nodule found

Q: What is HCPCS code G9557?

G9557 is a HCPCS Level II code for final reports for ct, cta, mri or mra studies of the chest or neck without an incidentally found thyroid nodule < 1.0 cm noted or no nodule found. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.

Q: Does Medicare cover G9557?

The CMS HCPCS file marks G9557 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.

Q: How is G9557 paid under the physician fee schedule?

G9557 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.

HCPCSActiveBETOS Z2

G9557 is a HCPCS Level II code for final reports for ct, cta, mri or mra studies of the chest or neck without an incidentally found thyroid nodule < 1.0 cm noted or no nodule found. 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 G9557

Long descriptor: Final reports for ct, cta, mri or mra studies of the chest or neck without an incidentally found thyroid nodule < 1.0 cm noted or no nodule found
Short descriptor: Ct/cta/mri/a no thyr <1.0cm
Added: January 1, 2016
BETOS: Z2
Pricing indicator: 00 — Not priced by Part B

Codes adjacent to G9557

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9557 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

G9549Documentation of medical reason(s) that follow-up imaging is indicated (e.g., patient has lymphadenopathy, signs of metastasis or an active diagnosis or history of cancer, and other medical reason(s))
G9550Final reports for imaging studies with follow-up imaging recommended, or final reports that do not include a specific recommendation of no follow-up
G9551Final reports for imaging studies without an incidentally found lesion noted
G9552Incidental thyroid nodule < 1.0 cm noted in report
G9553Prior thyroid disease diagnosis
G9554Final reports for ct, cta, mri or mra of the chest or neck with follow-up imaging recommended
G9555Documentation of medical reason(s) for recommending follow up imaging (e.g., patient has multiple endocrine neoplasia, patient has cervical lymphadenopathy, other medical reason(s))
G9556Final reports for ct, cta, mri or mra of the chest or neck with follow-up imaging not recommended
G9558Patient treated with a beta-lactam antibiotic as definitive therapyterminated
G9559Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing a beta-lactam antibiotic (e.g., allergy, intolerance to beta-lactam antibiotics)terminated
G9560Patient not treated with a beta-lactam antibiotic as definitive therapy, reason not giventerminated
G9561Patients prescribed opiates for longer than six weeksterminated
G9562Patients who had a follow-up evaluation conducted at least every three months during opioid therapyterminated
G9563Patients who did not have a follow-up evaluation conducted at least every three months during opioid therapyterminated
G9572Index date phq-score greater than 9 documented during the twelve month denominator identification periodterminated
G9573Adult patients 18 years of age or older with major depression or dysthymia who did not reach remission at six months as demonstrated by a six month (+/-60 days) phq-9 or phq-9m score of less than fiveterminated

Questions about G9557

What is HCPCS code G9557?

G9557 is a HCPCS Level II code for final reports for ct, cta, mri or mra studies of the chest or neck without an incidentally found thyroid nodule < 1.0 cm noted or no nodule found. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.

Does Medicare cover G9557?

The CMS HCPCS file marks G9557 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 G9557 paid under the physician fee schedule?

G9557 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.