Q0138 HCPCS Level II code: Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (non-esrd use)
Q0138 is the HCPCS code for “Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (non-esrd use)” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
Q0138Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (non-esrd use)
Short description: Ferumoxytol, non-esrd
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q0138 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Drugs
- ASC
- Approved for ambulatory surgical centers
- Type of service
- Medical care; Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Other drugs
- Added
- Jan 1, 2010
Where Q0138 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Active code Q0138Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (non-esrd use)
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 Q0138 mean?
Q0138 is the HCPCS code for “Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (non-esrd use)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover Q0138?
CMS lists Q0138’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Drugs”. 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.
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