HCPCS code G8873 — Specimen not intraop image. Status: Deleted. Effective Jan 1, 2021. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

G8873

Deleted

Specimen not intraop image

Patients with needle localization specimens which are not amenable to intraoperative imaging such as mri needle wire localization, or targets which are tentatively identified on mammogram or ultrasound which do not contain a biopsy marker but which can be verified on intraoperative inspection or pathology (e.g., needle biopsy site where the biopsy marker is remote from the actual biopsy site)

Code G8873 has been deleted from the HCPCS Level II set.

Termination date: Dec 31, 2020. 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, 2021
Terminated: Dec 31, 2020
Code type: alphanumeric

Change History

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  • New Code 2021-Q1
    Specimen not intraop image
  • Deleted 2020-Q4
    Specimen not intraop image