G8816 – Statin medication prescribed at discharge

Long description

Statin medication prescribed at discharge

Short description

Statin med pres at disch

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, 2012 – No change

Nearby G codes

• G8798 – Specimen site other than anatomic location of prostate
• G8806 – Performance of trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound and pregnancy location documented
• G8807 – Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient has a documented intrauterine pregnancy [iup])
• G8808 – Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed, reason not given
• G8809 – Rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) ordered
• G8810 – Rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) not ordered for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient had prior documented receipt of rhogam within 12 weeks, patient refusal)
• G8811 – Documentation rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) was not ordered, reason not given
• G8815 – Documented reason in the medical records for why the statin therapy was not prescribed (i.e., lower extremity bypass was for a patient with non-artherosclerotic disease)
• G8817 – Statin therapy not prescribed at discharge, reason not given
• G8818 – Patient discharge to home no later than post-operative day #7
• G8825 – Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #7
• G8826 – Patient discharged to home no later than post-operative day #2 following evar
• G8833 – Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #2 following evar
• G8834 – Patient discharged to home no later than post-operative day #2 following cea
• G8838 – Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #2 following cea
• G8839 – Sleep apnea symptoms assessed, including presence or absence of snoring and daytime sleepiness