2012 HCPCS G8873
Patients with needle localization specimens which are not amenable to intraoperative imaging such as mri needle wire localization, or targets which are tentatively identified on mammogram or ultrasound which do not contain a biopsy marker but which can be verified on intraoperative inspection or pathology

  • This is the 2012 version of HCPCS G8873 - please refer to the 2016 HCPCS code set for the latest version.
  • Status changed on Sunday, January 01, 2012 to: Add procedure or modifier code
  • BETOS Classification: Specialist > Psychiatry
  • Medicare coverage status: Carrier judgment

  G8872    G8874