G8700 — Rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) not indicated at or prior to discharge
G8700 is a HCPCS Level II code for rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) not indicated at or prior to discharge. 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 G8700 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 G8700
- Long descriptor
- Rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) not indicated at or prior to discharge
- Short descriptor
- Rehab not indicated disch
- Added
- January 1, 2012
- Terminated
- December 31, 2014
- 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 G8700
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8700 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G8682Lvf testing documented as being performed prior to discharge or in the previous 12 monthsterminated
- G8683Lvf testing not performed prior to discharge or in the previous 12 months for a medical or patient documented reasonterminated
- G8685Lvf testing not documented as being performed prior to discharge or in the previous 12 months, reason not giventerminated
- G8694Current or prior left ventricular ejection fraction (lvef) < = 40% or documentation of moderate or severe lvsd
- G8696Antithrombotic therapy prescribed at dischargeterminated
- G8697Antithrombotic therapy not prescribed for documented reasons (e.g., patient had stroke during hospital stay, patient expired during inpatient stay, other medical reason(s)); (e.g., patient left against medical advice, other patient reason(s))terminated
- G8698Antithrombotic therapy was not prescribed at discharge, reason not giventerminated
- G8699Rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) ordered at or prior to dischargeterminated
- G8701Rehabilitation services were not ordered, reason not otherwise specifiedterminated
- G8702Documentation that prophylactic antibiotics were given within 4 hours prior to surgical incision or intraoperativelyterminated
- G8703Documentation that prophylactic antibiotics were neither given within 4 hours prior to surgical incision nor intraoperativelyterminated
- G870412-lead electrocardiogram (ecg) performedterminated
- G8705Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)terminated
- G8706Documentation of patient reason(s) for not performing a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ecg)terminated
- G870712-lead electrocardiogram (ecg) not performed, reason not giventerminated
- G8708Patient not prescribed antibiotic
Questions about G8700
What is HCPCS code G8700?
G8700 is a HCPCS Level II code for rehabilitation services (occupational, physical or speech) not indicated at or prior to discharge. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8700?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8700 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 G8700 still valid?
No. G8700 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.