Q0497 HCPCS Level II code: Battery clips for use with electric or electric/pneumatic ventricular assist device, replacement only

Q0497 is the HCPCS code for “Battery clips for use with electric or electric/pneumatic ventricular assist device, replacement only” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.

Official description

Q0497

Battery clips for use with electric or electric/pneumatic ventricular assist device, replacement only

Short description: Bat clps elec/comb vad, rep

HCPCS · United States

Notes for Q0497

As CMS prints them, with any note Q0497 takes from the headings above it.

Note

  • CMS processing note 0178: SEE NCDM 20.9.

Medicare details

The indicators CMS publishes with Q0497 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 Q0497 sits

  1. 1Q codesTemporary codes
  2. 2Active code Q0497Battery clips for use with electric or electric/pneumatic 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 Q0497 mean?

Q0497 is the HCPCS code for “Battery clips for use with electric or electric/pneumatic ventricular assist device, replacement only” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.

Does Medicare cover Q0497?

CMS lists Q0497’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.