G8797 HCPCS Level II code: Specimen site other than anatomic location of esophagus
G8797 is the HCPCS code for “Specimen site other than anatomic location of esophagus” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G8797Specimen site other than anatomic location of esophagus
Short description: Specimen site not esophagus
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G8797 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 G8797 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G8797Specimen site other than anatomic location of esophagus
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 G8797 mean?
G8797 is the HCPCS code for “Specimen site other than anatomic location of esophagus” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G8797?
CMS lists G8797’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 G8797
All G codesG8780Counseling for diet and physical activity performedG8781Documentation 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…G8782Counseling for diet and physical activity not performed, reason not givenG8783Normal blood pressure reading documented, follow-up not requiredG8784Patient not eligible (e.g., documentation the patient is not eligible due to active diagnosis of hypertension, patient refuses, urgent or emergent situation)G8785Blood pressure reading not documented, reason not givenG8798Specimen site other than anatomic location of prostateG8806Performance of trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound and pregnancy location documentedG8807Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient has a documented intrauterine pregnancy [iup])G8808Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed, reason not givenG8809Rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) orderedG8810Rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) not ordered for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient had prior documented receipt of rhogam within 12 weeks, patient refusal)