Q0509 HCPCS Level II code: Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with any implanted ventricular assist device for which payment was not made under medicare part a
Q0509 is the HCPCS code for “Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with any implanted ventricular assist device for which payment was not made under medicare part a” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
Q0509Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with any implanted ventricular assist device for which payment was not made under medicare part a
Short description: Mis sup/ac imp vad nopay med
HCPCS · United States
Notes for Q0509
As CMS prints them, with any note Q0509 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0178: SEE NCDM 20.9.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q0509 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 Q0509 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Active code Q0509Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with any implanted ventricular assist device for which payment was not made under medicare part a
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 Q0509 mean?
Q0509 is the HCPCS code for “Miscellaneous supply or accessory for use with any implanted ventricular assist device for which payment was not made under medicare part a” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover Q0509?
CMS lists Q0509’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 Q0509
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