G8818 – Patient discharge to home no later than post-operative day #7
HCPCS Level II code · G codes: Procedures / Professional Services (Temporary)
HCPCS codeG8818
- Long description
- Patient discharge to home no later than post-operative day #7
- Short description
- Pt disch to home by day#7
- 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, 2024 – No change
- Termination date
- December 31, 2023
Frequently asked questions
What is HCPCS code G8818?
G8818 is a HCPCS Level II code for patient discharge to home no later than post-operative day #7. It was discontinued on December 31, 2023.
Does Medicare cover G8818?
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
- 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)
- G8816 – Statin medication prescribed at discharge
- G8817 – Statin therapy not prescribed at discharge, reason not given
- 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
- G8840 – Documentation of reason(s) for not documenting an assessment of sleep symptoms (e.g., patient didn't have initial daytime sleepiness, patient visited between initial testing and initiation of therapy)
- G8841 – Sleep apnea symptoms not assessed, reason not given
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II quarterly file, October 2026. Reference only – check payer policy before billing.