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S0171 HCPCS Level II code: Injection, bumetanide, 0.5 mg

CMS terminated S0171: its last date of service was Dec 31, 2023. It stays here for looking up older claims; newer services need a current code.

Official description

S0171

Injection, bumetanide, 0.5 mg

Short description: Bumetanide 0.5 mg

HCPCS · United States

Notes for S0171

As CMS prints them, with any note S0171 takes from the headings above it.

Note

  • CMS processing note 0088: "S" CODES ARE UNIQUE TEMPORARY CODES ESTABLISHED BY BCBSA AND HIAA FOR PRIVATE PAYOR USE. THEY ARE NOT VALID NOR PAYABLE BY MEDICARE.

Medicare details

The indicators CMS publishes with S0171 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.

Medicare coverage
Not payable by Medicare
Medicare pricing
Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Type of service
Other medical items or services
BETOS category
Undefined codes
Added
Jan 1, 2002
Terminated after
Dec 31, 2023

Where S0171 sits

  1. 1S codesTemporary national codes (non-Medicare)
  2. 2Terminated S0171Injection, bumetanide, 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.

See S0171 in the CMS source

Frequently asked questions

Is HCPCS code S0171 still valid?

No. CMS terminated S0171; its last date of service was Dec 31, 2023. It is listed for looking up services from before then. Use a current code for newer services.

Does Medicare cover S0171?

CMS lists S0171’s Medicare coverage as “Not payable by Medicare” 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.

Codes beside S0171

S0157Becaplermin gel 0.01%, 0.5 gmS0160Dextroamphetamine sulfate, 5 mgS0164Injection, pantoprazole sodium, 40 mgS0166Injection, olanzapine, 2.5 mgS0169Calcitrol, oral, 0.25 microgramS0170Anastrozole, oral, 1 mgS0172Chlorambucil, oral, 2 mgS0174Dolasetron mesylate, oral 50 mg (for circumstances falling under the medicare statute, use q0180)S0175Flutamide, oral, 125 mgS0176Hydroxyurea, oral, 500 mgS0177Levamisole hydrochloride, oral, 50 mgS0178Lomustine, oral, 10 mg