G9308 – Unplanned return to the operating room for a surgical procedure, for complications of the principal operative procedure, within 30 days of the principal operative procedure

Long description

Unplanned return to the operating room for a surgical procedure, for complications of the principal operative procedure, within 30 days of the principal operative procedure

Short description

Unpl ret or w/compl w/in 30d

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, 2017 – No change

Nearby G codes

• G9300 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not completely infusing the prophylactic antibiotic prior to the inflation of the proximal tourniquet (e.g., a tourniquet was not used)
• G9301 – Patients who had the prophylactic antibiotic completely infused prior to the inflation of the proximal tourniquet
• G9302 – Prophylactic antibiotic not completely infused prior to the inflation of the proximal tourniquet, reason not given
• G9303 – Operative report does not identify the prosthetic implant specifications including the prosthetic implant manufacturer, the brand name of the prosthetic implant and the size of each prosthetic implant, reason not given
• G9304 – Operative report identifies the prosthetic implant specifications including the prosthetic implant manufacturer, the brand name of the prosthetic implant and the size of each prosthetic implant
• G9305 – Intervention for presence of leak of endoluminal contents through an anastomosis not required
• G9306 – Intervention for presence of leak of endoluminal contents through an anastomosis required
• G9307 – No return to the operating room for a surgical procedure, for complications of the principal operative procedure, within 30 days of the principal operative procedure
• G9309 – No unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of principal procedure
• G9310 – Unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of principal procedure
• G9311 – No surgical site infection
• G9312 – Surgical site infection
• G9313 – Amoxicillin, with or without clavulanate, not prescribed as first line antibiotic at the time of diagnosis for documented reason
• G9314 – Amoxicillin, with or without clavulanate, not prescribed as first line antibiotic at the time of diagnosis, reason not given
• G9315 – Amoxicillin, with or without clavulanate, prescribed as a first line antibiotic at the time of diagnosis
• G9316 – Documentation of patient-specific risk assessment with a risk calculator based on multi-institutional clinical data, the specific risk calculator used, and communication of risk assessment from risk calculator with the patient or family