HCPCS code G8630 — Doc antibio given b/4 surg.
Status: Deleted.
Effective Jan 1, 2015.
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.
G8630
DeletedDoc antibio given b/4 surg
Documentation that administration of prophylactic parenteral antibiotics was initiated within one hour (if fluoroquinolone or vancomycin, two hours) prior to surgical incision (or start of procedure when no incision is required), as ordered
Code G8630 has been deleted from the HCPCS Level II set.
Termination date: Dec 31, 2014. Claims with a date of service on or after this day will be denied under this code.
No successor code has been identified. Consult the CMS HCPCS Update Summary for guidance.
Category:
Procedures
Section:
G-codes: Procedures / Professional Services
Effective:
Jan 1, 2015
Terminated:
Dec 31, 2014
Code type:
alphanumeric