G-code: Procedures and professional services (temporary) Procedures and professional services (temporary)
2,011 codes
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G-codes are temporary codes for professional services and procedures that would otherwise be coded in CPT.
| Code | Long descriptor | Payment limit (Q4 2026) | Added | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G8711 | Prescribed antibiotic on or within 3 days after the episode date | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8712 | Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensed | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8713 | Spkt/v greater than or equal to 1.2 (single-pool clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v]) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G8714 | Hemodialysis treatment performed exactly three times per week for > 90 days | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G8717 | Spkt/v less than 1.2 (single-pool clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v]), reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G8718 | Total kt/v greater than or equal to 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v]) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G8720 | Total kt/v less than 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v]) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2015 |
| G8721 | Pt category (primary tumor), pn category (regional lymph nodes), and histologic grade were documented in pathology report | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8722 | Documentation of medical reason(s) for not including the pt category, the pn category or the histologic grade in the pathology report (e.g., re-excision without residual tumor; non-carcinomasanal canal) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8723 | Specimen site is other than anatomic location of primary tumor | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8724 | Pt category, pn category and histologic grade were not documented in the pathology report, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8725 | Fasting lipid profile performed (triglycerides, ldl-c, hdl-c and total cholesterol) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8726 | Clinician has documented reason for not performing fasting lipid profile (e.g., patient declined, other patient reasons) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8728 | Fasting lipid profile not performed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8730 | Pain assessment documented as positive using a standardized tool and a follow-up plan is documented | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2020 |
| G8731 | Pain assessment using a standardized tool is documented as negative, no follow-up plan required | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2020 |
| G8732 | No documentation of pain assessment, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2020 |
| G8733 | Elder maltreatment screen documented as positive and a follow-up plan is documented | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8734 | Elder maltreatment screen documented as negative, follow-up is not required | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8735 | Elder maltreatment screen documented as positive, follow-up plan not documented, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8736 | Most current ldl-c <100mg/dl | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8737 | Most current ldl-c >=100mg/dl | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8738 | Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) < 40% or documentation of severely or moderately depressed left ventricular systolic function | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8739 | Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) >= 40% or documentation as normal or mildly depressed left ventricular systolic function | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8740 | Left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) not performed or assessed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8749 | Absence of signs of melanoma (tenderness, jaundice, localized neurologic signs such as weakness, or any other sign suggesting systemic spread) or absence of symptoms of melanoma (cough, dyspnea, pain, paresthesia, or any other symptom suggesting the possibility of systemic spread of melanoma) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8751 | Smoking status and exposure to second hand smoke in the home not assessed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8752 | Most recent systolic blood pressure < 140 mmhg | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8753 | Most recent systolic blood pressure >= 140 mmhg | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8754 | Most recent diastolic blood pressure < 90 mmhg | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8755 | Most recent diastolic blood pressure >= 90 mmhg | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8756 | No documentation of blood pressure measurement, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8757 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8758 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8759 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the sleep apnea measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8761 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the dementia measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8762 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the parkinson's disease measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8763 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the hypertension (htn) measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8764 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the cardiovascular prevention measures group have bee performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8765 | All quality actions for the applicable measures in the cataract measures group have been performed for this patient | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8767 | Lipid panel results documented and reviewed (must include total cholesterol, hdl-c, triglycerides and calculated ldl-c) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8768 | Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing lipid profile (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8769 | Lipid profile not performed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8770 | Urine protein test result documented and reviewed | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8771 | Documentation of diagnosis of chronic kidney disease | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8772 | Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing urine protein test (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not cllinically appropriate) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8773 | Urine protein test was not performed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8774 | Serum creatinine test result documented and reviewed | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8775 | Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing serum creatinine test (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8776 | Serum creatinine test not performed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8777 | Diabetes screening test performed | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8778 | Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing diabetes screening test (e.g., patients with a diagnosis of diabetes, or with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8779 | Diabetes screening test not performed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8780 | Counseling for diet and physical activity performed | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8781 | Documentation of medical reason(s) for patient not receiving counseling for diet and physical activity (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8782 | Counseling for diet and physical activity not performed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8783 | Normal blood pressure reading documented, follow-up not required | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8784 | Patient not eligible (e.g., documentation the patient is not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension, patient refuses, urgent or emergent situation) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8785 | Blood pressure reading not documented, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8797 | Specimen site other than anatomic location of esophagus | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8798 | Specimen site other than anatomic location of prostate | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8806 | Performance of trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound and pregnancy location documented | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8807 | Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient has a documented intrauterine pregnancy [iup]) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8808 | Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8809 | Rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) ordered | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2020 |
| G8810 | Rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) not ordered for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient had prior documented receipt of rhogam within 12 weeks, patient refusal) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2020 |
| G8811 | Documentation rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) was not ordered, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2020 |
| G8815 | Documented reason in the medical records for why the statin therapy was not prescribed (i.e., lower extremity bypass was for a patient with non-artherosclerotic disease) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8816 | Statin medication prescribed at discharge | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8817 | Statin therapy not prescribed at discharge, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8818 | Patient discharge to home no later than post-operative day #7 | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2023 |
| G8825 | Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #7 | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2023 |
| G8826 | Patient discharged to home no later than post-operative day #2 following evar | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8833 | Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #2 following evar | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8834 | Patient discharged to home no later than post-operative day #2 following cea | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8838 | Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #2 following cea | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8839 | Sleep apnea symptoms assessed, including presence or absence of snoring and daytime sleepiness | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8840 | Documentation of reason(s) for not documenting an assessment of sleep symptoms (e.g., patient didn't have initial daytime sleepiness, patient visited between initial testing and initiation of therapy) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8841 | Sleep apnea symptoms not assessed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8842 | Apnea hypopnea index (ahi), respiratory disturbance index (rdi) or respiratory event index (rei) documented or measured within 2 months after initial evaluation for suspected obstructive sleep apnea | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8843 | Documentation of reason(s) for not measuring an apnea hypopnea index (ahi), a respiratory disturbance index (rdi), or a respiratory event index (rei) within 2 months after initial evaluation for suspected obstructive sleep apnea (e.g., medical, neurological, or psychiatric disease that prohibits successful completion of a sleep study, patients for whom a sleep study would present a bigger risk than benefit or would pose an undue burden, dementia, patients previously diagnosed with osa and severity assessed by another provider, patients who decline ahi/rdi/rei measurement, patients who had a financial reason for not completing testing, test was ordered but not completed, patients decline because their insurance (payer) does not cover the expense) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8844 | Apnea hypopnea index (ahi), respiratory disturbance index (rdi), or respiratory event index (rei) not documented or measured within 2 months after initial evaluation for suspected obstructive sleep apnea, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8845 | Positive airway pressure therapy prescribed | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8846 | Moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea (apnea hypopnea index (ahi) or respiratory disturbance index (rdi) of 15 or greater) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8848 | Mild obstructive sleep apnea (apnea hypopnea index (ahi) or respiratory disturbance index (rdi) of less than 15) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8849 | Documentation of reason(s) for not prescribing positive airway pressure therapy (e.g., patient unable to tolerate, alternative therapies use, patient declined, financial, insurance coverage) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8850 | Positive airway pressure therapy not prescribed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8851 | Adherence to therapy was assessed at least annually through an objective informatics system or through self-reporting (if objective reporting is not available, documented) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8852 | Positive airway pressure therapy was prescribed | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2023 |
| G8853 | Positive airway pressure therapy not prescribed | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2016 |
| G8854 | Documentation of reason(s) for not objectively reporting adherence to evidence-based therapy (e.g., patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal or advanced disease with an expected life span of less than 6 months, patients who decline therapy, patients who do not return for follow-up at least annually, patients unable to access/afford therapy, patient's insurance will not cover therapy) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8855 | Adherence to therapy was not assessed at least annually through an objective informatics system or through self-reporting (if objective reporting is not available), reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8856 | Referral to a physician for an otologic evaluation performed | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8857 | Patient is not eligible for the referral for otologic evaluation measure (e.g., patients who are already under the care of a physician for acute or chronic dizziness) | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8858 | Referral to a physician for an otologic evaluation not performed, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |
| G8859 | Patient receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10mg/day for 60 or greater consecutive days | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8860 | Patients who have received dose of corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10mg/day for 60 or greater consecutive days | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8861 | Within the past 2 years, central dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (dxa) ordered and documented, review of systems and medication history or pharmacologic therapy (other than minerals/vitamins) for osteoporosis prescribed | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2019 |
| G8862 | Patients not receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10mg/day for 60 or greater consecutive days | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Ended Dec 31, 2014 |
| G8863 | Patients not assessed for risk of bone loss, reason not given | — | Jan 1, 2012 | Active |