2025 HCPCS Code G8629

Documentation of order for prophylactic parenteral antibiotic to be given within one hour (if fluoroquinolone or vancomycin, two hours) prior to surgical incision (or start of procedure when no incision is required)

TAGS: prophylactic fluoroquinolone parenteral incision start order antibiotic documentation prior surgical within given procedure

Notice	HCPCS G8629 terminated on December 31, 2014.
Short Description	Doc antibio order b/4 surg
HCPCS Action Code	N - No maintenance for this code
HCPCS Coverage Code	C - Carrier judgment
HCPCS Code Added Date	January 01, 2011
HCPCS Action Effective Date	January 01, 2015
HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code	00 - Service not separately priced by part B (e.G., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.)
HCPCS Type Of Service Code	1 - Medical care
HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code	9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99')
HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity	0
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