G8586 — Anti-lipid treatment contraindicated
G8586 is a HCPCS Level II code for anti-lipid treatment 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 G8586 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 G8586
- Long descriptor
- Anti-lipid treatment contraindicated
- Short descriptor
- Antlip disch contra
- 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 G8586
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8586 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- G8580Antiplatelet medication contraindicatedterminated
- G8581No antiplatelet medication at dischargeterminated
- G8582Beta-blocker at dischargeterminated
- G8583Beta-blocker contraindicatedterminated
- G8584No beta-blocker at dischargeterminated
- G8585Anti-lipid treatment at dischargeterminated
- G8587No anti-lipid treatment at dischargeterminated
- G8593Lipid profile results documented and reviewed (must include total cholesterol, hdl-c, triglycerides and calculated ldl-c)terminated
- G8594Lipid profile not performed, reason not giventerminated
- G8595Most recent ldl-c < 100 mg/dlterminated
- G8597Most recent ldl-c >= 100 mg/dlterminated
- G8598Aspirin or another antiplatelet therapy used
- G8599Aspirin or another antiplatelet therapy not used, reason not given
- G8600Iv thrombolytic therapy initiated within 4.5 hours (<= 270 minutes) of time last known well
Questions about G8586
What is HCPCS code G8586?
G8586 is a HCPCS Level II code for anti-lipid treatment contraindicated. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8586?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8586 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 G8586 still valid?
No. G8586 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.