G8912 HCPCS Level II code: Patient documented to have experienced a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong implant event
G8912 is the HCPCS code for “Patient documented to have experienced a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong implant event” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
G8912Patient documented to have experienced a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong implant event
Short description: Pt doc with wrong event
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with G8912 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
- Apr 1, 2012
Where G8912 sits
- 1G codesProcedures and professional services
- 2Active code G8912Patient documented to have experienced a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong implant event
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 G8912 mean?
G8912 is the HCPCS code for “Patient documented to have experienced a wrong site, wrong side, wrong patient, wrong procedure or wrong implant event” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover G8912?
CMS lists G8912’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 G8912
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