2025 HCPCS Code G8880
Documentation of reason(s) sentinel lymph node biopsy not performed (e.g., reasons could include but not limited to; non-invasive cancer, incidental discovery of breast cancer on prophylactic mastectomy, incidental discovery of breast cancer on reduction mammoplasty, pre-operative biopsy proven lymph node (ln) metastases, inflammatory carcinoma, stage 3 locally advanced cancer, recurrent invasive breast cancer, clinically node positive after neoadjuvant systemic therapy, patient refusal after informed consent, patient with significant age, comorbidities, or limited life expectancy and favorable tumor; adjuvant systemic therapy unlikely to change)
TAGS: prophylactic invasive neoadjuvant favorable performed sentinel reasons informed patient significant locally cancer advanced lymph inflammatory clinically reduction discovery could proven documentation recurrent limited refusal include stage incidental adjuvant expectancy positive systemic therapy unlikely biopsyShort Description | Sen lym p node biop not perf |
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, 2019 |
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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