HCPCS codes / G / G8631
G8631
Clinician documented that patient was not an eligible candidate for ordering prophylactic parenteral antibiotics to be given within one hour (if fluoroquinolone or vancomycin, two hours) prior to surgical incision (or start of procedure when no incision is required)
- Code type
- HCPCS Level II
- Coverage
- Carrier judgment
- BETOS category
- M5B
- Pricing indicator
- 00
- Effective date
- 20150101
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