G8714 — Hemodialysis treatment performed exactly three times per week for > 90 days
G8714 is a HCPCS Level II code for hemodialysis treatment performed exactly three times per week for > 90 days. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. It was terminated on December 31, 2015 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated G8714 on December 31, 2015. 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 G8714
- Long descriptor
- Hemodialysis treatment performed exactly three times per week for > 90 days
- Short descriptor
- Hemodialysis 3 times week
- Added
- January 1, 2012
- Terminated
- December 31, 2015
- 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 G8714
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8714 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- 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
- G8709Uri episodes when the patient had competing diagnoses on or three days after the episode date (e.g., intestinal infection, pertussis, bacterial infection, lyme disease, otitis media, acute sinusitis, acute pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, chronic sinusitis, infection of the pharynx/larynx/tonsils/adenoids, prostatitis, cellulitis, mastoiditis, or bone infections, acute lymphadenitis, impetigo, skin staph infections, pneumonia/gonococcal infections, venereal disease (syphilis, chlamydia, inflammatory diseases [female reproductive organs]), infections of the kidney, cystitis or uti, and acne)
- G8710Patient prescribed antibiotic
- G8711Prescribed antibiotic on or within 3 days after the episode date
- G8712Antibiotic not prescribed or dispensed
- G8713Spkt/v greater than or equal to 1.2 (single-pool clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])terminated
- G8717Spkt/v less than 1.2 (single-pool clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v]), reason not giventerminated
- G8718Total kt/v greater than or equal to 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])terminated
- G8720Total kt/v less than 1.7 per week (total clearance of urea [kt] / volume [v])terminated
- G8721Pt category (primary tumor), pn category (regional lymph nodes), and histologic grade were documented in pathology report
- G8722Documentation of medical reason(s) for not including the pt category, the pn category or the histologic grade in the pathology report (e.g., re-excision without residual tumor; non-carcinomasanal canal)
- G8723Specimen site is other than anatomic location of primary tumor
- G8724Pt category, pn category and histologic grade were not documented in the pathology report, reason not given
- G8725Fasting lipid profile performed (triglycerides, ldl-c, hdl-c and total cholesterol)terminated
Questions about G8714
What is HCPCS code G8714?
G8714 is a HCPCS Level II code for hemodialysis treatment performed exactly three times per week for > 90 days. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8714?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8714 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 G8714 still valid?
No. G8714 was terminated on December 31, 2015 and should not be used on new claims.