G8702 – Documentation that prophylactic antibiotics were given within 4 hours prior to surgical incision or intraoperatively

Long description

Documentation that prophylactic antibiotics were given within 4 hours prior to surgical incision or intraoperatively

Short description

Antiobiotics 4 hr prior surg

Pricing indicator

00 Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

M5B Specialist - psychiatry

Added

January 1, 2012

Last change

January 1, 2015 – No change

Termination date

December 31, 2014

Nearby G codes

• G8685 – Lvf testing not documented as being performed prior to discharge or in the previous 12 months, reason not given
• G8694 – Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) < = 40% or documentation of moderate or severe lvsd
• G8696 – Antithrombotic therapy prescribed at discharge
• G8697 – Antithrombotic therapy not prescribed for documented reasons (e.g., patient had stroke during hospital stay, patient expired during inpatient stay, other medical reason(s)); (e.g., patient left against medical advice, other patient reason(s))
• G8698 – Antithrombotic therapy was not prescribed at discharge, reason not given
• G8699 – Rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) ordered at or prior to discharge
• G8700 – Rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) not indicated at or prior to discharge
• G8701 – Rehabilitation services were not ordered, reason not otherwise specified
• G8703 – Documentation that prophylactic antibiotics were neither given within 4 hours prior to surgical incision nor intraoperatively
• G8704 – 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg) performed
• G8705 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)
• G8706 – Documentation of patient reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)
• G8707 – 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg) not performed, reason not given
• G8708 – Patient not prescribed antibiotic
• G8709 – Uri episodes when the patient had competing diagnoses on or three days after the episode date (e.g., intestinal infection, pertussis, bacterial infection, lyme disease, otitis media, acute sinusitis, acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, chronic sinusitis, infection of the pharynx/larynx/tonsils/adenoids, prostatitis, cellulitis, mastoiditis, or bone infections, acute lymphadenitis, impetigo, skin staph infections, pneumonia/gonococcal infections, venereal disease (syphilis, chlamydia, inflammatory diseases [female reproductive organs]), infections of the kidney, cystitis or uti, and acne)
• G8710 – Patient prescribed antibiotic