G9356 HCPCS Level II code: Elective delivery (without medical indication) by cesarean birth or induction of labor performed (<39 weeks of gestation)
G9356 is the HCPCS code for “Elective delivery (without medical indication) by cesarean birth or induction of labor performed (<39 weeks of gestation)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G9356Elective delivery (without medical indication) by cesarean birth or induction of labor performed (<39 weeks of gestation)
Short description: Early ind/delivery
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9356 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 G9356 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G9356Elective delivery (without medical indication) by cesarean birth or induction of labor performed (<39 weeks of gestation)
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 G9356 mean?
G9356 is the HCPCS code for “Elective delivery (without medical indication) by cesarean birth or induction of labor performed (<39 weeks of gestation)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G9356?
CMS lists G9356’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 G9356
All G codesG9350Ct scan of the paranasal sinuses not ordered at the time of diagnosis or received within 28 days after date of diagnosisG9351More than one ct scan of the paranasal sinuses ordered or received within 90 days after diagnosisG9352More than one ct scan of the paranasal sinuses ordered or received within 90 days after the date of diagnosis, reason not givenG9353More than one ct scan of the paranasal sinuses ordered or received within 90 days after the date of diagnosis for documented reasons (eg, patients with complications, second ct…G9354One ct scan or no ct scan of the paranasal sinuses ordered within 90 days after the date of diagnosisG9355Elective delivery (without medical indication) by cesarean birth or induction of labor not performed (<39 weeks of gestation)G9357Post-partum screenings, evaluations and education performedG9358Post-partum screenings, evaluations and education not performedG9359Documentation of negative or managed positive tb screen with further evidence that tb is not active prior to treatment with a biologic immune response modifierG9360No documentation of negative or managed positive tb screenG9361Medical indication for delivery by cesarean birth or induction of labor (<39 weeks of gestation) [documentation of reason(s) for elective delivery (e.g., hemorrhage and placental…G9362Duration of monitored anesthesia care (mac) or peripheral nerve block (pnb) without the use of general anesthesia during an applicable procedure 60 minutes or longer, as…