G8711 – Prescribed antibiotic on or within 3 days after the episode date
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG8711
- Long description
- Prescribed antibiotic on or within 3 days after the episode date
- Short description
- Pres antibx on/within 3 day
- 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, 2023 – No change
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G8711?
G8711 is a HCPCS Level II code for prescribed antibiotic on or within 3 days after the episode date.
Does Medicare cover G8711?
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
- 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
- G8712 – Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensed
- G8713 – Spkt/v greater than or equal to 1.2 (single-pool clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])
- G8714 – Hemodialysis treatment performed exactly three times per week for > 90 days
- G8717 – Spkt/v less than 1.2 (single-pool clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v]), reason not given
- G8718 – Total kt/v greater than or equal to 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])
- G8720 – Total kt/v less than 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])
- G8721 – Pt category (primary tumor), pn category (regional lymph nodes), and histologic grade were documented in pathology report
- G8722 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not including the pt category, the pn category or the histologic grade in the pathology report (e.g., re-excision without residual tumor; non-carcinomasanal canal)
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.