G8706 – Documentation of patient reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG8706
- Long description
- Documentation of patient reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)
- Short description
- Pt reas no ecg
- Pricing indicator
00Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)- Medicare coverage
CCarrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor- BETOS category
M5BSpecialist - psychiatry- Added
- January 1, 2012
- Last change
- January 1, 2015 – No change
- Termination date
- December 31, 2014
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G8706?
G8706 is a HCPCS Level II code for documentation of patient reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg). It was discontinued on December 31, 2014.
Does Medicare cover G8706?
The HCPCS file lists coverage code C: Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor. Coverage and payment also depend on local coverage determinations and the patient’s plan.
Nearby G codes
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- G8700 – Rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) not indicated at or prior to discharge
- G8701 – Rehabilitation services were not ordered, reason not otherwise specified
- G8702 – Documentation that prophylactic antibiotics were given within 4 hours prior to surgical incision or intraoperatively
- 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)
- 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
- G8711 – Prescribed antibiotic on or within 3 days after the episode date
- G8712 – Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensed
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- G8714 – Hemodialysis treatment performed exactly three times per week for > 90 days
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.