G9629 HCPCS Level II code: Documented medical reasons for not reporting bowel injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, planned (e.g., not due to an unexpected…
G9629 is the HCPCS code for “Documented 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…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
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)
Short description: Med rsn no rpt bowel inj
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G9629 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
- Undefined codes
- Added
- Jan 1, 2016
Where G9629 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code 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)
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 G9629 mean?
G9629 is the HCPCS code for “Documented 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)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G9629?
CMS lists G9629’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 G9629
All G codesG9623Documentation of medical reason(s) for not screening for unhealthy alcohol use (e.g., limited life expectancy, other medical reasons)G9624Patient not screened for unhealthy alcohol use using a systematic screening method or patient did not receive brief counseling if identified as an unhealthy alcohol userG9625Patient sustained bladder injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgeryG9626Documented medical reason for not reporting bladder injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, concurrent surgery involving bladder pathology, injury that…G9627Patient did not sustain bladder injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgeryG9628Patient sustained bowel injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgeryG9630Patient did not sustain a bowel injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgeryG9631Patient sustained ureter injury at the time of surgery or discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgeryG9632Documented medical reasons for not reporting ureter injury (e.g., gynecologic or other pelvic malignancy documented, concurrent surgery involving bladder pathology, injury that…G9633Patient did not sustain ureter injury at the time of surgery nor discovered subsequently up to 30 days post-surgeryG9634Health-related quality of life assessed with tool during at least two visits and quality of life score remained the same or improvedG9635Health-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…