HCPCS Code Details - G9498

HCPCS Level II Code
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code G9498
Description

Long description:
Antibiotic regimen prescribed

Short description:
Abx reg prescribed

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, 2016
Date added Added Jan 01, 2016
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 G9497 · Received instruction from the anesthesiologist or proxy prior to the day of surgery to abstain from smoking on the day of surgery

  • HCPCS G9286 · Antibiotic regimen prescribed within 10 days after onset of symptoms

  • HCPCS G9505 · Antibiotic regimen prescribed within 10 days after onset of symptoms for documented medical reason

  • HCPCS G9499 · Patient did not start or is not receiving antiviral treatment for hepatitis c during the measurement period


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”