2025 HCPCS Code G8873
Patients with needle localization specimens which are not amenable to intraoperative imaging such as mri needle wire localization, or targets which are tentatively identified on mammogram or ultrasound which do not contain a biopsy marker but which can be verified on intraoperative inspection or pathology (e.g., needle biopsy site where the biopsy marker is remote from the actual biopsy site)
TAGS: patients needle tentatively remote intraoperative ultrasound specimens amenable imaging contain actual localization identified inspection verified marker targets where pathology mammogram biopsyNotice | HCPCS G8873 terminated on December 31, 2020. |
Short Description | Specimen not intraop image |
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, 2021 |
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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