Blue Cross/Blue Shield and other commercial payers develop S codes to report drugs, services, and supplies. These codes may not be used to bill services paid under any Medicare payment system. Medicare does not reimburse for services under S codes.


  • S9502

    Home infusion therapy, antibiotic, antiviral, or antifungal therapy; once every 8 hours, administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9503

    Home infusion therapy, antibiotic, antiviral, or antifungal; once every 6 hours; administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9504

    Home infusion therapy, antibiotic, antiviral, or antifungal; once every 4 hours; administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9529

    Routine venipuncture for collection of specimen(s), single home bound, nursing home, or skilled nursing facility patient
  • S9537

    Home therapy; hematopoietic hormone injection therapy (e.g., erythropoietin, g-csf, gm-csf); administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9538

    Home transfusion of blood product(s); administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination and all necessary supplies and equipment (blood products, drugs, and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9542

    Home injectable therapy, not otherwise classified, including administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9558

    Home injectable therapy; growth hormone, including administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9559

    Home injectable therapy, interferon, including administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9560

    Home injectable therapy; hormonal therapy (e.g.; leuprolide, goserelin), including administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem


  • Continued
  • S9562

    Home injectable therapy, palivizumab or other monoclonal antibody for rsv, including administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9563

    Home injectable therapy, immunotherapy, including administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9590

    Home therapy, irrigation therapy (e.g., sterile irrigation of an organ or anatomical cavity); including administrative services, professional pharmacy services, care coordination, and all necessary supplies and equipment (drugs and nursing visits coded separately), per diem
  • S9810

    Home therapy; professional pharmacy services for provision of infusion, specialty drug administration, and/or disease state management, not otherwise classified, per hour (do not use this code with any per diem code)
  • S9900

    Services by a journal-listed christian science practitioner for the purpose of healing, per diem
  • S9901

    Services by a journal-listed christian science nurse, per hour
  • S9960

    Ambulance service, conventional air service, nonemergency transport, one way (fixed wing)
  • S9961

    Ambulance service, conventional air service, nonemergency transport, one way (rotary wing)
  • S9970

    Health club membership, annual
  • S9975

    Transplant related lodging, meals and transportation, per diem
  • S9976

    Lodging, per diem, not otherwise classified
  • S9977

    Meals, per diem, not otherwise specified
  • S9981

    Medical records copying fee, administrative
  • S9982

    Medical records copying fee, per page
  • S9986

    Not medically necessary service (patient is aware that service not medically necessary)
  • S9988

    Services provided as part of a phase i clinical trial
  • S9989

    Services provided outside of the united states of america (list in addition to code(s) for service(s))
  • S9990

    Services provided as part of a phase ii clinical trial
  • S9991

    Services provided as part of a phase iii clinical trial
  • S9992

    Transportation costs to and from trial location and local transportation costs (e.g., fares for taxicab or bus) for clinical trial participant and one caregiver/companion
  • S9994

    Lodging costs (e.g., hotel charges) for clinical trial participant and one caregiver/companion
  • S9996

    Meals for clinical trial participant and one caregiver/companion
  • S9999

    Sales tax