Q0238 HCPCS Level II code: Injection, tocilizumab-aazg, for hospitalized adult patients with covid-19 who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen…
Q0238 is the HCPCS code for “Injection, tocilizumab-aazg, for hospitalized adult patients with covid-19 who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, non-invasive or invasive mechanical…” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
Q0238Injection, tocilizumab-aazg, for hospitalized adult patients with covid-19 who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo) only, 1 mg
Short description: Inj, tocilizumab-aazg, hospi
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q0238 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Vaccinations
- Type of service
- Pneumococcal/flu vaccine
- BETOS category
- Immunizations/Vaccinations
- Added
- Apr 1, 2026
Where Q0238 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Active code Q0238Injection, tocilizumab-aazg, for hospitalized adult patients with covid-19 who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo) only, 1 mg
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 Q0238 mean?
Q0238 is the HCPCS code for “Injection, tocilizumab-aazg, for hospitalized adult patients with covid-19 who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ecmo) only, 1 mg” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover Q0238?
CMS lists Q0238’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Vaccinations”. 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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