G9277 – Documentation that the patient is on daily aspirin or anti-platelet or has documentation of a valid contraindication or exception to aspirin/anti-platelet; contraindications/exceptions include anti-coagulant use, allergy to aspirin or anti-platelets, history of gastrointestinal bleed and bleeding disorder; additionally, the following exceptions documented by the physician as a reason for not taking daily aspirin or anti-platelet are acceptable (use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, documented risk for drug interaction, uncontrolled hypertension defined as >180 systolic or >110 diastolic or gastroesophageal reflux)

Long description

Documentation that the patient is on daily aspirin or anti-platelet or has documentation of a valid contraindication or exception to aspirin/anti-platelet; contraindications/exceptions include anti-coagulant use, allergy to aspirin or anti-platelets, history of gastrointestinal bleed and bleeding disorder; additionally, the following exceptions documented by the physician as a reason for not taking daily aspirin or anti-platelet are acceptable (use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, documented risk for drug interaction, uncontrolled hypertension defined as >180 systolic or >110 diastolic or gastroesophageal reflux)

Short description

Doc daily aspirin or contra

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, 2014

Last change

January 1, 2016 – No change

Nearby G codes

• G9269 – Documentation of patient without one or more complications and without mortality within 30 days
• G9270 – Documentation of patient without one or more complications within 90 days
• G9271 – Ldl value < 100
• G9272 – Ldl value >= 100
• G9273 – Blood pressure has a systolic value of < 140 and a diastolic value of < 90
• G9274 – Blood pressure has a systolic value of =140 and a diastolic value of = 90 or systolic value < 140 and diastolic value = 90 or systolic value = 140 and diastolic value < 90
• G9275 – Documentation that patient is a current non-tobacco user
• G9276 – Documentation that patient is a current tobacco user
• G9278 – Documentation that the patient is not on daily aspirin or anti-platelet regimen
• G9279 – Pneumococcal screening performed and documentation of vaccination received prior to discharge
• G9280 – Pneumococcal vaccination not administered prior to discharge, reason not specified
• G9281 – Screening performed and documentation that vaccination not indicated/patient refusal
• G9282 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not reporting the histological type or nsclc-nos classification with an explanation (e.g., biopsy taken for other purposes in a patient with a history of non-small cell lung cancer or other documented medical reasons)
• G9283 – Non small cell lung cancer biopsy and cytology specimen report documents classification into specific histologic type or classified as nsclc-nos with an explanation
• G9284 – Non small cell lung cancer biopsy and cytology specimen report does not document classification into specific histologic type or classified as nsclc-nos with an explanation
• G9285 – Specimen site other than anatomic location of lung or is not classified as non small cell lung cancer