Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing oral aspirin or other antthrombotic therapy (e. g. , patient documented to be low risk or patient with terminal illness or treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate, or for whom risk of aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy exceeds potential benefits such as for individuals whose blood pressure is poorly controlled)
This is the 2013 version of HCPCS G8896 - please refer to the 2016 HCPCS code set for the latest version.
Added on Sunday, January 01, 2012
Status changed on Tuesday, January 01, 2013 to: Change in long description of procedure or modifier code
