G9241 HCPCS Level II code: Patient whose mode of vascular access is not a catheter at the time maintenance hemodialysis is initiated
CMS terminated G9241: its last date of service was Dec 31, 2020. It stays here for looking up older claims; newer services need a current code.
Official description
G9241Patient whose mode of vascular access is not a catheter at the time maintenance hemodialysis is initiated
Short description: Doc pt w out cath maint dia
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9241 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Specialist - psychiatry
- Added
- Jan 1, 2014
- Terminated after
- Dec 31, 2020
Where G9241 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Terminated G9241Patient whose mode of vascular access is not a catheter at the time maintenance hemodialysis is initiated
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is HCPCS code G9241 still valid?
No. CMS terminated G9241; its last date of service was Dec 31, 2020. It is listed for looking up services from before then. Use a current code for newer services.
Does Medicare cover G9241?
CMS lists G9241’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside G9241
All G codesG9235All quality actions for the applicable measures in the general surgery measures group have been performed for this patientG9236All quality actions for the applicable measures in the optimizing patient exposure to ionizing radiation measures group have been performed for this patientG9237I intend to report the general surgery measures groupG9238I intend to report the optimizing patient exposure to ionizing radiation measures groupG9239Documentation of reasons for patient initiating maintenance hemodialysis with a catheter as the mode of vascular access (e.g., patient has a maturing arteriovenous fistula…G9240Patient whose mode of vascular access is a catheter at the time maintenance hemodialysis is initiatedG9242Documentation of viral load equal to or greater than 200 copies/ml or viral load not performedG9243Documentation of viral load less than 200 copies/mlG9244Antiretroviral thereapy not prescribedG9245Antiretroviral therapy prescribedG9246Patient did not have two eligible encounters at least 90 days apart or one eligible encounter and one hiv viral load test at least 90 days apartG9247Patient had two eligible encounters at least 90 days apart or one eligible encounter and one hiv viral load test at least 90 days apart