Q5002 HCPCS Level II code: Hospice or home health care provided in assisted living facility
Q5002 is the HCPCS code for “Hospice or home health care provided in assisted living facility” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
Q5002Hospice or home health care provided in assisted living facility
Short description: Hospice/home hlth in asst lv
HCPCS · United States
Notes for Q5002
As CMS prints them, with any note Q5002 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0133: SEE ONLINE MANUAL 100-02.9.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q5002 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Medical care; ESRD supplies
- BETOS category
- Other - Non-Medicare fee schedule
- Added
- Jan 1, 2007
Where Q5002 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Active code Q5002Hospice or home health care provided in assisted living facility
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 Q5002 mean?
Q5002 is the HCPCS code for “Hospice or home health care provided in assisted living facility” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover Q5002?
CMS lists Q5002’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. 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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