Q0481 HCPCS Level II code: Microprocessor control unit for use with electric ventricular assist device, replacement only
Q0481 is the HCPCS code for “Microprocessor control unit for use with electric ventricular assist device, replacement only” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
Q0481Microprocessor control unit for use with electric ventricular assist device, replacement only
Short description: Microprcsr cu elec vad, rep
HCPCS · United States
Notes for Q0481
As CMS prints them, with any note Q0481 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0178: SEE NCDM 20.9.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q0481 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 – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Oct 1, 2005
Where Q0481 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Active code Q0481Microprocessor control unit for use with electric ventricular assist device, replacement only
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 Q0481 mean?
Q0481 is the HCPCS code for “Microprocessor control unit for use with electric ventricular assist device, replacement only” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover Q0481?
CMS lists Q0481’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Orthotics, prosthetics, prosthetic devices & vision services (price subject to floors and ceilings)”. 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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