The new version states that all surgery centers, regardless of specialty or procedure performed, must report one of the G-codes corresponding to the timing of prophylactic IV antibiotic administration.
The manual states, “CMS requires all facilities to report on the ASC-5 measure for all Medicare fee-for-service patients, even if there is no indication for or order for perioperative antibiotics (G8918).”
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