Try for free

Q0085 HCPCS Level II code: Chemotherapy administration by both infusion technique and other technique(s) (e.g., subcutaneous, intramuscular, push), per visit

Q0085 is the HCPCS code for “Chemotherapy administration by both infusion technique and other technique(s) (e.g., subcutaneous, intramuscular, push), per visit” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.

Official description

Q0085

Chemotherapy administration by both infusion technique and other technique(s) (e.g., subcutaneous, intramuscular, push), per visit

Short description: Chemo by both infusion and o

HCPCS · United States

Notes for Q0085

As CMS prints them, with any note Q0085 takes from the headings above it.

Note

  • CMS processing note 0041: SEE MEDICARE INTERMEDIARY MANUAL SECTION 3112.4 (Q0081, Q0083, Q0084, Q0085).

Medicare details

The indicators CMS publishes with Q0085 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.

Medicare coverage
Carrier judgment
Medicare pricing
Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Type of service
Medical care
BETOS category
Chemotherapy
Added
Jan 1, 1992

Where Q0085 sits

  1. 1Q codesTemporary codes
  2. 2Active code Q0085Chemotherapy administration by both infusion technique and other technique(s) (e.g., subcutaneous, intramuscular, push), per visit

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.

See Q0085 in the CMS source

Frequently asked questions

What does HCPCS code Q0085 mean?

Q0085 is the HCPCS code for “Chemotherapy administration by both infusion technique and other technique(s) (e.g., subcutaneous, intramuscular, push), per visit” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.

Does Medicare cover Q0085?

CMS lists Q0085’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” 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 Q0085

Q0035CardiokymographyQ0081Infusion therapy, using other than chemotherapeutic drugs, per visitQ0083Chemotherapy administration by other than infusion technique only (e.g., subcutaneous, intramuscular, push), per visitQ0084Chemotherapy administration by infusion technique only, per visitQ0091Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratoryQ0092Set-up portable x-ray equipmentQ0111Wet mounts, including preparations of vaginal, cervical or skin specimensQ0112All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparationsQ0113Pinworm examinationsQ0114Fern test