B4149 HCPCS Level II code: Enteral formula, manufactured blenderized natural foods with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include…
B4149 is the HCPCS code for “Enteral formula, manufactured blenderized natural foods with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
B4149Enteral formula, manufactured blenderized natural foods with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit
Short description: Ef blenderized foods
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with B4149 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- DMEPOS fee schedule – Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Type of service
- Enteral/parenteral nutrients/supplies
- BETOS category
- Enteral and parenteral
- Added
- Jan 1, 2005
Where B4149 sits
- 1B codesEnteral and parenteral therapy
- 2Active code B4149Enteral formula, manufactured blenderized natural foods with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code B4149 mean?
B4149 is the HCPCS code for “Enteral formula, manufactured blenderized natural foods with intact nutrients, includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, may include fiber, administered through an enteral feeding tube, 100 calories = 1 unit” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover B4149?
CMS lists B4149’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside B4149
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