H0003 HCPCS Level II code: Alcohol and/or drug screening; laboratory analysis of specimens for presence of alcohol and/or drugs
H0003 is the HCPCS code for “Alcohol and/or drug screening; laboratory analysis of specimens for presence of alcohol and/or drugs” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
H0003Alcohol and/or drug screening; laboratory analysis of specimens for presence of alcohol and/or drugs
Short description: Alcohol and/or drug screenin
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with H0003 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Not payable by Medicare
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Other medical items or services
- BETOS category
- Undefined codes
- Added
- Jan 1, 2001
Where H0003 sits
- 1H codesBehavioral health and substance use services
- 2Active code H0003Alcohol and/or drug screening; laboratory analysis of specimens for presence of alcohol and/or drugs
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 H0003 mean?
H0003 is the HCPCS code for “Alcohol and/or drug screening; laboratory analysis of specimens for presence of alcohol and/or drugs” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover H0003?
CMS lists H0003’s Medicare coverage as “Not payable by Medicare” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. 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 H0003
All H codesH0001Alcohol and/or drug assessmentH0002Behavioral health screening to determine eligibility for admission to treatment programH0004Behavioral health counseling and therapy, per 15 minutesH0005Alcohol and/or drug services; group counseling by a clinicianH0006Alcohol and/or drug services; case managementH0007Alcohol and/or drug services; crisis intervention (outpatient)H0008Alcohol and/or drug services; sub-acute detoxification (hospital inpatient)H0009Alcohol and/or drug services; acute detoxification (hospital inpatient)