HCPCS Code G2174

Uri episodes where the patient is taking antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date

Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)

G2174 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Uri episodes where the patient is taking antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date or just “Uri new rx antibiotic 30d” for short, used in Medical care.

HCPCS Code Details - G2174

HCPCS Level II Code
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G2174
Description

Long description:
Uri episodes where the patient is taking antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date

Short description:
Uri new rx antibiotic 30d

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 00 - Physician Fee Schedule And Non-Physician Practitioners - Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Multiple pricing indicator 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
Coverage code C - Carrier judgment
BETOS2 code Z2 - Undefined codes
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2024
Date added Added Jan 01, 2021
HCPCS Coding Procedures

HCPCS Modifiers

In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.

Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
“NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment

See also

  • HCPCS G2173 · Uri episodes where the patient had a comorbid condition during the 12 months prior to or on the episode date (e.g., tuberculosis, neutropenia, cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary edema, respiratory failure, rheumatoid lung disease)

  • HCPCS G2175 · Episodes where the patient had a comorbid condition during the 12 months prior to or on the episode date (e.g., tuberculosis, neutropenia, cystic fibrosis, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary edema, respiratory failure, rheumatoid lung disease)

1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”