G8698 HCPCS Level II Code: Antithrombotic therapy was not prescribed at discharge, reason not given
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Antithromb no presc no reas
- Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
- Payment category: Service not separately priced (pricing indicator 00)
- BETOS: M5B — Specialist - psychiatry
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2018
- Terminated: December 31, 2017
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.
Code Set: Removed from the code set — not valid on or after January 1, 2018.
Contextual Map
Every relationship of G8698 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
Nearest codes (40)
- G8633 — Pharmacologic therapy (other than minerals/vitamins) for osteoporosis prescribed[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G8634 — Clinician documented patient not an eligible candidate to receive pharmacologic therapy for osteoporosis[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G8635 — Pharmacologic therapy for osteoporosis was not prescribed, reason not given[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G8645 — I intend to report the asthma measures group[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G8646 — All quality actions for the applicable measures in the asthma measures group have been performed for this patient[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G8647 — Residual score for the knee impairment successfully calculated and the score was equal to zero (0) or greater than zero (> 0)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G8648 — Residual score for the knee impairment successfully calculated and the score was less than zero (< 0)[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- G8649 — Risk-adjusted functional status change residual score for the knee impairment not measured because the patient did not complete the fs status survey near discharge, patient not appropriate[Sibling]— CMS HCPCS Level II code set
- and 32 more
Change history (2)
- January 1, 2018 — Removed from the code set [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger)
- and 1 more
Sources for this page
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- Code, descriptors, coverage and pricing attributes Official source data
- CMS HCPCS Alpha-Numeric (ANWEB) release — July 2026 quarterly update Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
- Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
- CMS HCPCS quarterly update files, ingested into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
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Change history
- January 1, 2018Removed from the code setAntithrombotic therapy was not prescribed at discharge, reason not given
- January 1, 2012Added to the code setAntithrombotic therapy was not prescribed at discharge, reason not given
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to G8698 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- G8672 — Risk-adjusted functional status change residual score for the neck, cranium, mandible, thoracic spine, ribs or other general orthopedic impairment successfully calculated and the score was less than…
- G8673 — Risk-adjusted functional status change residual score for the neck, cranium, mandible, thoracic spine, ribs or other general orthopedic impairment not measured because the patient did not complete…
- G8674 — Risk-adjusted functional status change residual score for the neck, cranium, mandible, thoracic spine, ribs or other general orthopedic impairment not measured because the patient did not complete…
- G8682 — Lvf testing documented as being performed prior to discharge or in the previous 12 months
- G8683 — Lvf testing not performed prior to discharge or in the previous 12 months for a medical or patient documented reason
- G8685 — Lvf testing not documented as being performed prior to discharge or in the previous 12 months, reason not given
- G8694 — Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) < = 40% or documentation of moderate or severe lvsd
- G8696 — Antithrombotic therapy prescribed at discharge
- G8697 — Antithrombotic therapy not prescribed for documented reasons (e.g., patient had stroke during hospital stay, patient expired during inpatient stay, other medical reason(s)); (e.g., patient left…
- G8699 — Rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) ordered at or prior to discharge