G8811 — Documentation rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) was not ordered, reason not given
G8811 is a HCPCS Level II code for documentation rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) was not ordered, reason not given. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2020 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G8811 on December 31, 2020. 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 G8811
- Long descriptor
- Documentation rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) was not ordered, reason not given
- Short descriptor
- No rh-immunoglobulin order
- Added
- January 1, 2012
- Terminated
- December 31, 2020
- BETOS
- M5B
- 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 G8811
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8811 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G8785Blood pressure reading not documented, reason not given
- G8797Specimen site other than anatomic location of esophagus
- G8798Specimen site other than anatomic location of prostate
- G8806Performance of trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound and pregnancy location documented
- G8807Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient has a documented intrauterine pregnancy [iup])
- G8808Trans-abdominal or trans-vaginal ultrasound not performed, reason not given
- G8809Rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) orderedterminated
- G8810Rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) not ordered for reasons documented by clinician (e.g., patient had prior documented receipt of rhogam within 12 weeks, patient refusal)terminated
- G8815Documented reason in the medical records for why the statin therapy was not prescribed (i.e., lower extremity bypass was for a patient with non-artherosclerotic disease)
- G8816Statin medication prescribed at discharge
- G8817Statin therapy not prescribed at discharge, reason not given
- G8818Patient discharge to home no later than post-operative day #7terminated
- G8825Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #7terminated
- G8826Patient discharged to home no later than post-operative day #2 following evar
- G8833Patient not discharged to home by post-operative day #2 following evar
- G8834Patient discharged to home no later than post-operative day #2 following cea
Questions about G8811
What is HCPCS code G8811?
G8811 is a HCPCS Level II code for documentation rh-immunoglobulin (rhogam) was not ordered, reason not given. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8811?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8811 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 G8811 still valid?
No. G8811 was terminated on December 31, 2020 and should not be used on new claims.