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)

HCPCS Code: G8896
Long Description: 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)
Short Description: Doc med reas no antihtrom

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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')

Coverage: C – Carrier judgment

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

Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity: 0
Code Added Date: 20120101
Code Effective Date: 20150101
Termination Date: 20141231
Action Code: N – No maintenance for this code

HCPCS G8896 Code. Doc med reas no antihtrom

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