G8580 — Antiplatelet medication contraindicated
G8580 is a HCPCS Level II code for antiplatelet medication contraindicated. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2014 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G8580 on December 31, 2014. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment
Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
The CMS record for G8580
- Long descriptor
- Antiplatelet medication contraindicated
- Short descriptor
- Antplt med contraind
- Added
- January 1, 2010
- Terminated
- December 31, 2014
- BETOS
- M5D
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to G8580
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8580 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G8572No deep sternal wound infection/mediastinitisterminated
- G8573Stroke following isolated cabg surgeryterminated
- G8574No stroke following isolated cabg surgeryterminated
- G8575Developed postoperative renal failure or required dialysis
- G8576No postoperative renal failure/dialysis not required
- G8577Re-exploration required due to mediastinal bleeding with or without tamponade, unplanned coronary artery intervention (native, vessel, graft, or both), valve dysfunction, aortic reintervention, or other cardiac reason
- G8578Re-exploration not required due to mediastinal bleeding with or without tamponade, unplanned coronary artery intervention (native, vessel, graft, or both), valve dysfunction, aortic reintervention, or other cardiac reason
- G8579Antiplatelet medication at dischargeterminated
- G8581No antiplatelet medication at dischargeterminated
- G8582Beta-blocker at dischargeterminated
- G8583Beta-blocker contraindicatedterminated
- G8584No beta-blocker at dischargeterminated
- G8585Anti-lipid treatment at dischargeterminated
- G8586Anti-lipid treatment contraindicatedterminated
- G8587No anti-lipid treatment at dischargeterminated
- G8593Lipid profile results documented and reviewed (must include total cholesterol, hdl-c, triglycerides and calculated ldl-c)terminated
Questions about G8580
What is HCPCS code G8580?
G8580 is a HCPCS Level II code for antiplatelet medication contraindicated. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8580?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8580 as "Carrier judgment". Coverage is decided by your Medicare contractor, not by national policy. Whether this is paid depends on the LCD for your jurisdiction and on what the documentation supports.
Is G8580 still valid?
No. G8580 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.