G9312 – Surgical site infection

Long description

Surgical site infection

Short description

Surgical site infection

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, 2014 – No change

Nearby G codes

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• G9317 – 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 not completed
• G9318 – Imaging study named according to standardized nomenclature
• G9319 – Imaging study not named according to standardized nomenclature, reason not given
• G9320 – Documentation of medical reason(s) for not naming ct studies according to a standardized nomenclature provided (eg, ct studies performed for radiation treatment planning or image-guided radiation treatment delivery)