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G8601

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)

ValidHCPCS Level II code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2023 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2024 to now.

  1. January 2024 Description revised 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, patient received tenecteplase (tnk)) 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)