G8808 HCPCS Level II code: Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed, reason not given
G8808 is the HCPCS code for “Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed, reason not given” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G8808Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed, reason not given
Short description: Ultrasound not perf, rng
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G8808 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 G8808 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G8808Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed, reason not given
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 G8808 mean?
G8808 is the HCPCS code for “Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed, reason not given” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G8808?
CMS lists G8808’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 G8808
All G codesG8784Patient 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 givenG8797Specimen site other than anatomic location of esophagusG8798Specimen 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])G8809Rh-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)G8811Documentation rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) was not ordered, reason not givenG8815Documented reason in the medical records for why the statin therapy was not prescribed (i.e., lower extremity bypass was for a patient with non-artherosclerotic disease)G8816Statin medication prescribed at dischargeG8817Statin therapy not prescribed at discharge, reason not given