G8708 HCPCS Level II code: Patient not prescribed antibiotic
G8708 is the HCPCS code for “Patient not prescribed antibiotic” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G8708Patient not prescribed antibiotic
Short description: Antibiotic not pres
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G8708 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Specialist - psychiatry
- Added
- Jan 1, 2012
Where G8708 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G8708Patient not prescribed antibiotic
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code G8708 mean?
G8708 is the HCPCS code for “Patient not prescribed antibiotic” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G8708?
CMS lists G8708’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside G8708
All G codesG8702Documentation that prophylactic antibiotics were given within 4 hours prior to surgical incision or intraoperativelyG8703Documentation that prophylactic antibiotics were neither given within 4 hours prior to surgical incision nor intraoperativelyG870412-lead electrocardiogram (ecg) performedG8705Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)G8706Documentation of patient reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)G870712-lead electrocardiogram (ecg) not performed, reason not givenG8709Uri 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…G8710Patient prescribed antibioticG8711Prescribed antibiotic on or within 3 days after the episode dateG8712Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensedG8713Spkt/v greater than or equal to 1.2 (single-pool clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])G8714Hemodialysis treatment performed exactly three times per week for > 90 days