HCPCS G8709 Code. Uri ep compete diag


Table of content for "Uri ep compete diag" (HCPCS G8709)

General information on the “G8709” code

HCPCS Code: G8709
Long Description: Uri episodes when the patient had competing diagnoses on or three days after the episode date (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: Uri ep compete diag

Original information is taken from G8709 page

Pricing indicators

Pricing Indicator Code 1: 00 – Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.)
Multiple Pricing Indicator 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')

Certification and additional reference information

Coverage

Coverage: C – Carrier judgment

Type of service


Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS): M5B – Specialist - psychiatry
Type Of Service 1: 1 – Medical care

Misc information

Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity: 0
Code Added Date: 20120101
Code Effective Date: 20210101
Action Code: N – No maintenance for this code