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G9812 HCPCS Level II code: Patient died including all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the operation was performed, even if after 30 days, and those deaths occurring…

G9812 is the HCPCS code for “Patient died including all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the operation was performed, even if after 30 days, and those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.

Official description

G9812

Patient died including all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the operation was performed, even if after 30 days, and those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure

Short description: Pt died during inpt/30d aft

HCPCS · United States

Medicare details

The indicators CMS publishes with G9812 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, 2017

Where G9812 sits

  1. 1G codesProcedures and professional services
  2. 2Active code G9812Patient died including all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the operation was performed, even if after 30 days, and those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure

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.

See G9812 in the CMS source

Frequently asked questions

What does HCPCS code G9812 mean?

G9812 is the HCPCS code for “Patient died including all deaths occurring during the hospitalization in which the operation was performed, even if after 30 days, and those deaths occurring after discharge from the hospital, but within 30 days of the procedure” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.

Does Medicare cover G9812?

CMS lists G9812’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 G9812

G9806Patients who received cervical cytology or an hpv testG9807Patients who did not receive cervical cytology or an hpv testG9808Any patients who had no asthma controller medications dispensed during the measurement yearG9809Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement periodG9810Patient achieved a pdc of at least 75% for their asthma controller medicationG9811Patient did not achieve a pdc of at least 75% for their asthma controller medicationG9813Patient did not die within 30 days of the procedure or during the index hospitalizationG9814Death occurring during the index acute care hospitalizationG9815Death did not occur during the index acute care hospitalizationG9816Death occurring after discharge from the hospital but within 30 days post procedureG9817Death did not occur after discharge from the hospital within 30 days post procedureG9818Documentation of sexual activity