2025 HCPCS Code G8896

Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing oral aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy (e.g., patient documented to be low risk or patient with terminal illness or treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate, or for whom risk of aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy exceeds potential benefits such as for individuals whose blood pressure is poorly controlled)

TAGS: illness prescribing standard goals patient blood whose poorly clinically individuals documented hypertension pressure aspirin documentation treatment medical potential exceeds benefits therapy terminal antithrombotic
NoticeHCPCS G8896 terminated on December 31, 2014.
Short DescriptionDoc med reas no antihtrom
HCPCS Action Code N - No maintenance for this code
HCPCS Coverage Code C - Carrier judgment
HCPCS Code Added Date January 01, 2012
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
HCPCS Coverage Issues Manual Reference Section Number

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