G8888 — Most recent blood pressure not under control, results documented and reviewed
G8888 is a HCPCS Level II code for most recent blood pressure not under control, results documented and reviewed. 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 G8888 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 G8888
- Long descriptor
- Most recent blood pressure not under control, results documented and reviewed
- Short descriptor
- Bp not under control
- 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 G8888
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G8888 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G8880Documentation of reason(s) sentinel lymph node biopsy not performed (e.g., reasons could include but not limited to; non-invasive cancer, incidental discovery of breast cancer on prophylactic mastectomy, incidental discovery of breast cancer on reduction mammoplasty, pre-operative biopsy proven lymph node (ln) metastases, inflammatory carcinoma, stage 3 locally advanced cancer, recurrent invasive breast cancer, clinically node positive after neoadjuvant systemic therapy, patient refusal after informed consent, patient with significant age, comorbidities, or limited life expectancy and favorable tumor; adjuvant systemic therapy unlikely to change)
- G8881Stage of breast cancer is greater than t1n0m0 or t2n0m0
- G8882Sentinel lymph node biopsy procedure not performed, reason not given
- G8883Biopsy results reviewed, communicated, tracked and documentedterminated
- G8884Clinician documented reason that patient's biopsy results were not reviewedterminated
- G8885Biopsy results not reviewed, communicated, tracked or documentedterminated
- G8886Most recent blood pressure under controlterminated
- G8887Documentation of medical reason(s) for most recent blood pressure not being under control (e.g., patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)terminated
- G8889No documentation of blood pressure measurement, reason not giventerminated
- G8890Most recent ldl-c under control, results documented and reviewedterminated
- G8891Documentation of medical reason(s) for most recent ldl-c not under control (e.g., patients with palliative goals for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)terminated
- G8892Documentation of medical reason(s) for not performing ldl-c test (e.g. patients with palliative goals or for whom treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate)terminated
- G8893Most recent ldl-c not under control, results documented and reviewedterminated
- G8894Ldl-c not performed, reason not giventerminated
- G8895Oral aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy prescribedterminated
- G8896Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing oral aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy (e.g., patient documented to be low risk or patient with terminal illness or treatment of hypertension with standard treatment goals is not clinically appropriate, or for whom risk of aspirin or other antithrombotic therapy exceeds potential benefits such as for individuals whose blood pressure is poorly controlled)terminated
Questions about G8888
What is HCPCS code G8888?
G8888 is a HCPCS Level II code for most recent blood pressure not under control, results documented and reviewed. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G8888?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G8888 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 G8888 still valid?
No. G8888 was terminated on December 31, 2014 and should not be used on new claims.