HCPCS Code Details - Q0138

HCPCS Level II Code
Miscellaneous Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code Q0138
Description

Long description:
Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (non-esrd use)

Short description:
Ferumoxytol, non-esrd

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 51 - Drugs
Multiple pricing indicator A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Coverage code C - Carrier judgment
ASC payment group code Effective Jan 01, 2010 - This procedure is approved to be performed in an ambulatory surgical center.
BETOS2 code O1E - Other drugs
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 1 - Medical care
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2010
Date added Added Jan 01, 2010
HCPCS Coding Procedures

HCPCS Modifiers

In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.

Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment

ASP Drug pricing - Q0138

Effective Code Dosage Payment
Limit
Vaccine AWP % Vaccine Limit Infusion AWP % DME infusion limit Blood AWP % Blood limit Clotting factor Note
October 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 1 MG 0.338 - - - - - -
Jul 1, 2024 - Sep 30, 2024 1 MG 0.331 - - - - - -
April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024 1 MG 0.394 - - - - - -
January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024 1 MG 0.357 - - - - - -
October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 1 MG 0.503 20% - - - - -

See also

  • HCPCS Q0115 · Post-coital direct, qualitative examinations of vaginal or cervical mucous

  • HCPCS Q0139 · Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)


1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”