G8601
HCPCSNo elig tpa init w/in 4.5 hr
Official HCPCS Level II long descriptor
Iv thrombolytic therapy not initiated within 4.5 hours (<= 270 minutes) of time last known well for reasons documented by clinician (e.g. patient enrolled in clinical trial for stroke, patient admitted for elective carotid intervention)
HCPCS Level II code G8601 is maintained by CMS and is active in the current quarterly release.
Short descriptor
No elig tpa init w/in 4.5 hr
Added to HCPCS: 2010-01-01
Nearby codes in G8
- G8570No prol intub req
- G8575Postop ren fail
- G8576No postop ren fail
- G8577Reop req bld grft oth
- G8578No reop req bld grft oth
- G8598Asa/antiplat ther used
- G8599No asa/antiplat ther use rng
- G8600Tpa initi w/in 4.5 hr
- G8602No tpa init w/in 4.5 hr
- G8633Pharm ther osteo rx
- G8635No pharm ther osteo rx
- G8647Rafscrs ki scor >= 0
- G8648Rafscrs ki scor < 0
- G8650Rafs crs ki no scor no rsn
- G8651Rafscrs hi scor >=0
- G8652Rafscrs hi scor < 0
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HCPCS Level II July 2026 quarterly update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), “July 2026 Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File” (HCPC2026_JUL_ANWEB_06172026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.