G8709 - Med reas antibiotic pres
Navigation: HCPCS Codes > Codes with Prefix: G8| Field | Value |
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| HCPCS Code: | G8709 |
| Long Description: | Patient prescribed or dispensed antibiotic for documented medical reason(s) (e.g. intestinal infection, pertussis, bacterial infection, lyme disease, otitis media, acute sinusitis, acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, chronic sinusitis, infection of the pharynx/larynx/tonsils/adenoids, prostatitis, cellulitis, mastoiditis, or bone infections, acute lymphadenitis, impetigo, skin staph infections, pneumonia/gonococcal infections, venereal disease (syphilis, chlamydia, inflammatory diseases (female reproductive organs)), infections of the kidney, cystitis or uti, and acne) |
| Short Description: | Med reas antibiotic pres |
| Pricing Indicator 1: | 00 (Service not separately priced by part B (e.G., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.)) |
| Multiple Pricing Code: | 9 (Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is 99)) |
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| Coverage Code: | C (Carrier judgment) |
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| Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS) Code: | M5B (Specialist - psychiatry) |
| Type of Service Code 1: | 1 (Medical care) |
| Anesthesia Base Unit Quality: | 0 |
| Code Added: | 01-01-2012 |
| Action Effective Date: | 01-01-2014 |
| Action Code: | C (Change in long description of procedure or modifier code) |