G8712 HCPCS Level II code: Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensed
G8712 is the HCPCS code for “Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensed” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G8712Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensed
Short description: Not pres antibiotic
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G8712 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 G8712 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G8712Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensed
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 G8712 mean?
G8712 is the HCPCS code for “Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensed” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G8712?
CMS lists G8712’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 G8712
All G codesG8706Documentation of patient reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)G870712-lead electrocardiogram (ecg) not performed, reason not givenG8708Patient not prescribed antibioticG8709Uri 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 dateG8713Spkt/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 daysG8717Spkt/v less than 1.2 (single-pool clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v]), reason not givenG8718Total kt/v greater than or equal to 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])G8720Total kt/v less than 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])G8721Pt category (primary tumor), pn category (regional lymph nodes), and histologic grade were documented in pathology report