G9255 HCPCS Level II code: Documentation of patient discharged to home no later than post operative day 2 following cea or cas
G9255 is the HCPCS code for “Documentation of patient discharged to home no later than post operative day 2 following cea or cas” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G9255Documentation of patient discharged to home no later than post operative day 2 following cea or cas
Short description: Pt dc home 2nd po day
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9255 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
Where G9255 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G9255Documentation of patient discharged to home no later than post operative day 2 following cea or cas
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
What does HCPCS code G9255 mean?
G9255 is the HCPCS code for “Documentation of patient discharged to home no later than post operative day 2 following cea or cas” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G9255?
CMS lists G9255’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 G9255
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