Q9978 HCPCS Level II code: Netupitant 300 mg and palonosetron 0.5 mg
CMS terminated Q9978: its last date of service was Dec 31, 2015. It stays here for looking up older claims; newer services need a current code.
Official description
Q9978Netupitant 300 mg and palonosetron 0.5 mg
Short description: Netupitant palonosetron oral
HCPCS · United States
Notes for Q9978
As CMS prints them, with any note Q9978 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0204: NCD 110.18.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q9978 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Drugs
- Type of service
- Medical care
- BETOS category
- Other drugs
- Cross-reference
- See J8655
- Added
- Jul 1, 2015
- Terminated after
- Dec 31, 2015
Where Q9978 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Terminated Q9978Netupitant 300 mg and palonosetron 0.5 mg
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
Is HCPCS code Q9978 still valid?
No. CMS terminated Q9978; its last date of service was Dec 31, 2015. It is listed for looking up services from before then. Use a current code for newer services.
Does Medicare cover Q9978?
CMS lists Q9978’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Drugs”. 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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