G8918 – Patient without preoperative order for iv antibiotic surgical site infection (ssi) prophylaxis

Long description

Patient without preoperative order for iv antibiotic surgical site infection (ssi) prophylaxis

Short description

Pt w/o preop order iv ab pro

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

April 1, 2012

Last change

April 1, 2012 – No change

Nearby G codes

• G8910 – Patient documented to have experienced a fall within asc
• G8911 – Patient documented not to have experienced a fall within ambulatory surgical center
• G8912 – Patient documented to have experienced a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong implant event
• G8913 – Patient documented not to have experienced a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong implant event
• G8914 – Patient documented to have experienced a hospital transfer or hospital admission upon discharge from asc
• G8915 – Patient documented not to have experienced a hospital transfer or hospital admission upon discharge from asc
• G8916 – Patient with preoperative order for iv antibiotic surgical site infection (ssi) prophylaxis, antibiotic initiated on time
• G8917 – Patient with preoperative order for iv antibiotic surgical site infection (ssi) prophylaxis, antibiotic not initiated on time
• G8923 – Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) <= 40% or documentation of moderately or severely depressed left ventricular systolic function
• G8924 – Spirometry results documented (fev1/fvc < 70%)
• G8925 – Spirometry test results demonstrate fev1 >= 60% fev1/fvc >= 70%, predicted or patient does not have copd symptoms
• G8926 – Spirometry test not performed or documented, reason not given
• G8927 – Adjuvant chemotherapy referred, prescribed or previously received for ajcc stage iii, colon cancer
• G8928 – Adjuvant chemotherapy not prescribed or previously received, for documented reasons (e.g., medical co-morbidities, diagnosis date more than 5 years prior to the current visit date, patient's diagnosis date is within 120 days of the end of the 12 month reporting period, patient's cancer has metastasized, medical contraindication/allergy, poor performance status, other medical reasons, patient refusal, other patient reasons, patient is currently enrolled in a clinical trial that precludes prescription of chemotherapy, other system reasons)
• G8929 – Adjuvant chemotherapy not prescribed or previously received, reason not given
• G8930 – Assessment of depression severity at the initial evaluation