Q9982 HCPCS Level II code: Flutemetamol f18, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 5 millicuries
Q9982 is the HCPCS code for “Flutemetamol f18, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 5 millicuries” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
Q9982Flutemetamol f18, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 5 millicuries
Short description: Flutemetamol f18 diagnostic
HCPCS · United States
Notes for Q9982
As CMS prints them, with any note Q9982 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0189: IOM 100-3, CH 4, NCD 220.6.20.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with Q9982 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.)
- ASC
- Approved for ambulatory surgical centers
- Type of service
- Diagnostic radiology
- BETOS category
- Standard imaging - nuclear medicine
- Added
- Jul 1, 2016
Where Q9982 sits
- 1Q codesTemporary codes
- 2Active code Q9982Flutemetamol f18, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 5 millicuries
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 Q9982 mean?
Q9982 is the HCPCS code for “Flutemetamol f18, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 5 millicuries” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover Q9982?
CMS lists Q9982’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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