Q0490 HCPCS Level II code: Emergency power source for use with electric ventricular assist device, replacement only

Q0490 is the HCPCS code for “Emergency power source for use with electric ventricular assist device, replacement only” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.

Official description

Q0490

Emergency power source for use with electric ventricular assist device, replacement only

Short description: Emr pwr source elec vad, rep

HCPCS · United States

Notes for Q0490

As CMS prints them, with any note Q0490 takes from the headings above it.

Note

CMS processing note 0178: SEE NCDM 20.9.

Medicare details

The indicators CMS publishes with Q0490 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 Q0490 sits

1Q codesTemporary codes
2Active code Q0490Emergency power source 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.

See Q0490 in the CMS source

Frequently asked questions

What does HCPCS code Q0490 mean?

Q0490 is the HCPCS code for “Emergency power source for use with electric ventricular assist device, replacement only” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.

Does Medicare cover Q0490?

CMS lists Q0490’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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