HCPCS Level II · Procedures and professional services (temporary)
G2171Percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation (avf), direct, any site, using magnetic-guided arterial and venous catheters and radiofrequency energy, including flow-directing procedures (e.g., vascular coil embolization with radiologic supervision and interpretation, wen performed) and fistulogram(s), angiography, enography, and/or ultrasound, with radiologic supervision and interpretation, when performed
Source: CMS HCPCS quarterly update, October 2026. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About G2171
G2171 is an HCPCS Level II code in the G series (procedures and professional services (temporary)), describing percutaneous arteriovenous fistula creation (avf), direct, any site, using magnetic-guided arterial and venous catheters and radiofrequency energy, including flow-directing procedures (e.g., vascular coil embolization with radiologic supervision and interpretation, wen performed) and fistulogram(s), angiography, enography, and/or ultrasound, with radiologic supervision and interpretation, when performed.
It was added to HCPCS effective 07/01/2020, and its current record took effect 01/01/2023.
It was terminated on 12/31/2022 and can't be billed for later dates of service.
Its Medicare coverage code is "C", meaning coverage is left to the Medicare contractor's judgment.
Details
- Short description
- Avf use magnetic/art/ven
- Date added
- 07/01/2020
- Action effective
- 01/01/2023
- Termination date
- 12/31/2022
- BETOS
- P1G
Related G21xx codes
- G2100Patients 66 years of age and older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
- G2101Patients 66 years of age and older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
- G2105Patient age 66 or older in institutional special needs plans (snp) or residing in long-term care with pos code 32, 33, 34, 54 or 56 for more than 90 consecutive days during the measurement period
- G2106Patients 66 years of age and older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
- G2107Patients 66 years of age and older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
- G2112Patient receiving <=5 mg daily prednisone (or equivalent), or ra activity is worsening, or glucocorticoid use is for less than 6 months
- G2113Patient receiving >5 mg daily prednisone (or equivalent) for longer than 6 months, and improvement or no change in disease activity
- G2115Patients 66 - 80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and a dispensed medication for dementia during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
- G2116Patients 66 - 80 years of age with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period and an advanced illness diagnosis during the measurement period or the year prior to the measurement period
- G2118Patients 81 years of age and older with at least one claim/encounter for frailty during the measurement period
- G2121Depression, anxiety, apathy, and psychosis assessed
- G2122Depression, anxiety, apathy, and psychosis not assessed
Common questions about G2171
Is HCPCS G2171 still valid?
- No. G2171 was terminated on 12/31/2022.
Does Medicare cover G2171?
- Its coverage code is "C": coverage is left to the Medicare contractor's judgment. Check the local coverage determination for your region.