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    g8880

    g8880 is a valid HCPCS code for 2023. It's used to specify:
    Documentation of reason(s) sentinel lymph node biopsy not performed (e.g. reasons could include but not limited to; non-invasive cancer incidental discovery of breast cancer on prophylactic mastectomy incidental discovery of breast cancer on reduction mammoplasty pre-operative biopsy proven lymph node (ln) metastases inflammatory carcinoma stage 3 locally advanced cancer recurrent invasive breast cancer clinically node positive after neoadjuvant systemic therapy patient refusal after informed consent patient with significant age comorbidities or limited life expectancy and favorable tumor; adjuvant systemic therapy unlikely to change)

    g8880- HCPCS Details

    • Updated: May 23, 2023

    HCPCS Code

    g8880

    Description

    Short Description
    Sen lym p node biop not perf
    Long Description
    Documentation of reason(s) sentinel lymph node biopsy not performed (e.g. reasons could include but not limited to; non-invasive cancer incidental discovery of breast cancer on prophylactic mastectomy incidental discovery of breast cancer on reduction mammoplasty pre-operative biopsy proven lymph node (ln) metastases inflammatory carcinoma stage 3 locally advanced cancer recurrent invasive breast cancer clinically node positive after neoadjuvant systemic therapy patient refusal after informed consent patient with significant age comorbidities or limited life expectancy and favorable tumor; adjuvant systemic therapy unlikely to change)

    A code denoting Medicare coverage status.

    HCPCS Coverage Code ⓘ

    C

    A code denoting the change made to a procedure or modifier code within the HCPCS system.

    HCPCS Action Code ⓘ
    N =
    No maintenance for this code

    Code used to identify the appropriate methodology for developing unique pricing amounts under part B. A procedure may have one to four pricing codes.

    HCPCS Pricing Indicator ⓘ
    00 =
    Service not separately priced by part B (e.G. services not covered bundled used by part a only etc.)

    Code used to identify instances where a procedure could be priced under multiple methodologies.

    HCPCS 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')

    Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS) classification categories are used to analyze Medicare costs. All Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) procedure codes are assigned to a BETOS category.

    BETOS Classification ⓘ

    M5B =
    Specialist - psychiatry

    The carrier assigned CMS type of service which describes the particular kind(s) of service represented by the procedure code.

    Type of Service ⓘ

    1 =
    Medical care
    ( )

    Effective date of action to a procedure or modifier code

    Effective Date ⓘ

    01/01/2019

    The year the HCPCS code was added to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System.

    Date Added ⓘ

    01/01/2012
    Termination Date
    -

    The HCPCS Code Section that this code belongs to. It's typically denoted by the first letter in the code.

    Code Section ⓘ

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