G9608 — Intraoperative cystoscopy not performed to evaluate for lower tract injury
G9608 is a HCPCS Level II code for intraoperative cystoscopy not performed to evaluate for lower tract injury. 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 G9608
- Long descriptor
- Intraoperative cystoscopy not performed to evaluate for lower tract injury
- Short descriptor
- Intraop cyst eval not done
- Added
- January 1, 2016
- 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 G9608
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9608 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9600Symptomatic aaas that required urgent/emergent (non-elective) repairterminated
- G9601Patient discharge to home no later than post-operative day #7terminated
- G9602Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #7terminated
- G9603Patient survey score improved from baseline following treatment
- G9604Patient survey results not availableterminated
- G9605Patient survey score did not improve from baseline following treatment
- G9606Intraoperative cystoscopy performed to evaluate for lower tract injury
- G9607Documented medical reasons for not performing intraoperative cystoscopy (e.g., urethral pathology precluding cystoscopy, any patient who has a congenital or acquired absence of the urethra) or in the case of patient death
- G9609Documentation of an order for anti-platelet agents
- G9610Documentation of medical reason(s) in the patient's record for not ordering anti-platelet agents
- G9611Order for anti-platelet agents was not documented in the patient's record, reason not given
- G9612Photodocumentation of two or more cecal landmarks to establish a complete examinationterminated
- G9613Documentation of post-surgical anatomy (e.g., right hemicolectomy, ileocecal resection, etc.)terminated
- G9614Photodocumentation of less than two cecal landmarks (i.e., no cecal landmarks or only one cecal landmark) to establish a complete examinationterminated
- G9615Preoperative assessment documentedterminated
- G9616Documentation of reason(s) for not documenting a preoperative assessment (e.g., patient with a gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy noted at the time of surgery)terminated
Questions about G9608
What is HCPCS code G9608?
G9608 is a HCPCS Level II code for intraoperative cystoscopy not performed to evaluate for lower tract injury. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9608?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9608 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 G9608 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9608 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.