G9703 — Episodes where the patient is taking antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date
G9703 is a HCPCS Level II code for episodes where the patient is taking antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date. It belongs to the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
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.
Physician fee schedule statusM
Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for G9703
- Long descriptor
- Episodes where the patient is taking antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date
- Short descriptor
- Anbx 30 prior to episode
- Added
- January 1, 2017
- BETOS
- Z2
- 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.
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 G9703
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If G9703 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- G9695Long-acting inhaled bronchodilator prescribed
- G9696Documentation of medical reason(s) for not prescribing a long-acting inhaled bronchodilator (e.g., patient intolerance or history of side effects)
- G9697Documentation of patient reason(s) for not prescribing a long-acting inhaled bronchodilatorterminated
- G9698Documentation of system reason(s) for not prescribing a long-acting inhaled bronchodilator (e.g., cost of treatment or lack of insurance)
- G9699Long-acting inhaled bronchodilator not prescribed, reason not otherwise specified
- G9700Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9701Children who are taking antibiotics in the 30 days prior to the date of the encounter during which the diagnosis was establishedterminated
- G9702Patients who use hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9704Ajcc breast cancer stage i: t1 mic or t1a documented
- G9705Ajcc breast cancer stage i: t1b (tumor > 0.5 cm but <= 1 cm in greatest dimension) documented
- G9706Low (or very low) risk of recurrence, prostate cancer
- G9707Patient received hospice services any time during the measurement periodterminated
- G9708Women who had a bilateral mastectomy or who have a history of a bilateral mastectomy or for whom there is evidence of a right and a left unilateral mastectomy
- G9709Hospice services used by patient any time during the measurement period
- G9710Patient was provided hospice services any time during the measurement period
- G9711Patients with a diagnosis or past history of total colectomy or colorectal cancer
Questions about G9703
What is HCPCS code G9703?
G9703 is a HCPCS Level II code for episodes where the patient is taking antibiotics (table 1) in the 30 days prior to the episode date. It sits in the Procedures and Professional Services (Temporary) section.
Does Medicare cover G9703?
The CMS HCPCS file marks G9703 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.
How is G9703 paid under the physician fee schedule?
G9703 carries PFS status code M. Measurement code. Used for reporting purposes only; never paid.