2025 HCPCS Code G8631
Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for ordering prophylactic parenteral antibiotics 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: within prophylactic patient procedure eligible surgical fluoroquinolone candidate ordering antibiotics documented prior clinician incision given parenteral start| Notice | HCPCS G8631 terminated on December 31, 2014. |
| Short Description | Pt no elg 4 order antbi give |
| 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 |
| HCPCS Coverage Issues Manual Reference Section Number |
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