G9340 HCPCS Level II code: Final report documented that dicom format image data available to non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities on a secure, media free…
CMS terminated G9340: 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
G9340Final report documented that dicom format image data available to non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities on a secure, media free, reciprocally searchable basis with patient authorization for at least a 12-month period after the study
Short description: Dicom format doc on rpt
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9340 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 G9340 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Terminated G9340Final report documented that dicom format image data available to non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities on a secure, media free, reciprocally searchable basis with patient authorization for at least a 12-month period after the study
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 G9340 still valid?
No. CMS terminated G9340; 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 G9340?
CMS lists G9340’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 G9340
All G codesG9324All necessary data elements not included, reason not givenG9325Ct studies not reported to a radiation dose index registry due to medical reasons (eg, ct studies performed for radiation treatment planning or image-guided radiation treatment…G9326Ct studies performed not reported to a radiation dose index registry that is capable of collecting at a minimum all necessary data elements, reason not givenG9327Ct studies performed reported to a radiation dose index registry that is capable of collecting at a minimum all necessary data elementsG9328Dicom format image data availability not documented in final report due to medical reasons (eg, ct studies performed for radiation treatment planning or image-guided radiation…G9329Dicom format image data available to non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities on a secure, media free, reciprocally searchable basis with patient authorization…G9341Search conducted for prior patient ct studies completed at non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities within the past 12-months and are available through a secure…G9342Search not conducted prior to an imaging study being performed for prior patient ct studies completed at non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities within the past…G9343Due to medical reasons, search not conducted for dicom format images for prior patient ct imaging studies completed at non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities…G9344Due to system reasons search not conducted for dicom format images for prior patient ct imaging studies completed at non-affiliated external healthcare facilities or entities…G9345Follow-up recommendations documented according to recommended guidelines for incidentally detected pulmonary nodules (e.g., follow-up ct imaging studies needed or that no…G9346Follow-up recommendations not documented according to recommended guidelines for incidentally detected pulmonary nodules due to medical reasons (e.g., patients with known…