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: prophylactic antibiotics parenteral fluoroquinolone incision start clinician surgical prior eligible patient candidate ordering within given documented procedure
NoticeHCPCS G8631 terminated on December 31, 2014.
Short DescriptionPt 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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