G9637 — Final reports with documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique)
G9637 is a HCPCS Level II code for final reports with documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique). 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 G9637
- Long descriptor
- Final reports with documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique)
- Short descriptor
- Doc >1 dose reduc tech
- 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 G9637
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9637 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9629Documented medical reasons for not reporting bowel injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, planned (e.g., not due to an unexpected bowel injury) resection and/or re-anastomosis of bowel, or patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of bowel injury)
- G9630Patient did not sustain a bowel injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgery
- G9631Patient sustained ureter injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgeryterminated
- G9632Documented medical reasons for not reporting ureter injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, concurrent surgery involving bladder pathology, injury that occurs during a urinary incontinence procedure, patient death from non-medical causes not related to surgery, patient died during procedure without evidence of ureter injury)terminated
- G9633Patient did not sustain ureter injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgeryterminated
- G9634Health-related quality of life assessed with tool during at least two visits and quality of life score remained the same or improvedterminated
- G9635Health-related quality of life not assessed with tool for documented reason(s) (e.g., patient has a cognitive or neuropsychiatric impairment that impairs his/her ability to complete the hrqol survey, patient has the inability to read and/or write in order to complete the hrqol questionnaire)terminated
- G9636Health-related quality of life not assessed with tool during at least two visits or quality of life score declinedterminated
- G9638Final reports without documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique)
- G9639Major amputation or open surgical bypass not required within 48 hours of the index endovascular lower extremity revascularization procedureterminated
- G9640Documentation of planned hybrid or staged procedureterminated
- G9641Major amputation or open surgical bypass required within 48 hours of the index endovascular lower extremity revascularization procedureterminated
- G9642Current smoker (e.g., cigarette, cigar, pipe, e-cigarette or marijuana)
- G9643Elective surgery
- G9644Patients who abstained from smoking prior to anesthesia on the day of surgery or procedure
- G9645Patients who did not abstain from smoking prior to anesthesia on the day of surgery or procedure
Questions about G9637
What is HCPCS code G9637?
G9637 is a HCPCS Level II code for final reports with documentation of one or more dose reduction techniques (e.g., automated exposure control, adjustment of the ma and/or kv according to patient size, use of iterative reconstruction technique). It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9637?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9637 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 G9637 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9637 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.