Q0508 HCPCS Level II code: Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with an implanted ventricular assist device
Q0508 is the HCPCS code for “Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with an implanted ventricular assist device” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
Q0508Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with an implanted ventricular assist device
Short description: Mis sup/acc imp vad
HCPCS · United States
Notes for Q0508
As CMS prints them, with any note Q0508 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0178: SEE NCDM 20.9.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q0508 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 – Carrier priced (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion, gap-filled amounts)
- Type of service
- Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
- BETOS category
- Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
- Added
- Apr 1, 2013
Where Q0508 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Active code Q0508Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with an implanted ventricular assist device
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 Q0508 mean?
Q0508 is the HCPCS code for “Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with an implanted ventricular assist device” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover Q0508?
CMS lists Q0508’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “DMEPOS fee schedule – Carrier priced (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion, gap-filled amounts)”. 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.
Codes beside Q0508
All Q codesQ0501Shower cover for use with electric or electric/pneumatic ventricular assist device, replacement onlyQ0502Mobility cart for pneumatic ventricular assist device, replacement onlyQ0503Battery for pneumatic ventricular assist device, replacement only, eachQ0504Power adapter for pneumatic ventricular assist device, replacement only, vehicle typeQ0506Battery, lithium-ion, for use with electric or electric/pneumatic ventricular assist device, replacement onlyQ0507Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with an external ventricular assist deviceQ0509Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with any implanted ventricular assist device for which payment was not made under medicare part aQ0510Pharmacy supply fee for initial immunosuppressive drug(s), first month following transplantQ0511Pharmacy supply fee for oral anti-cancer, oral anti-emetic or immunosuppressive drug(s); for the first prescription in a 30-day periodQ0512Pharmacy supply fee for oral anti-cancer, oral anti-emetic or immunosuppressive drug(s); for a subsequent prescription in a 30-day periodQ0513Pharmacy dispensing fee for inhalation drug(s); per 30 daysQ0514Pharmacy dispensing fee for inhalation drug(s); per 90 days