G0008 Admin influenza virus vac
What G0008 is
Administration of influenza virus vaccine
HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the G codes page for the full section.
Medicare payment for G0008 (CY2026)
This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Statutory exclusion - not payable under the Physician Fee Schedule. It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps G0008 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with G0008? These codes are bundled into it
G0008 is a Column 1 code in 4 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99211 | Off/op est may x req phy/qhp | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
G0008 is bundled into these codes
G0008 appears as a Column 2 code in 4 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G0008 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
90460 | Im admin 1st/only component | 1 | Check pair |
90471 | Immunization admin | 1 | Check pair |
90473 | Immune admin oral/nasal | 1 | Check pair |
G0162 | Hhc rn e&m plan svs, 15 min | 1 | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.