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G8896

Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing oral aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy (e.g., patient documented to be low risk or patient with terminal illness or treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate, or for whom risk of aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy exceeds potential benefits such as for individuals whose blood pressure is poorly controlled)

Code type
HCPCS Level II
Coverage
Carrier judgment
BETOS category
M5B
Pricing indicator
00
Effective date
20150101
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