S9529 HCPCS Level II code: Routine venipuncture for collection of specimen(s), single home bound, nursing home, or skilled nursing facility patient
S9529 is the HCPCS code for “Routine venipuncture for collection of specimen(s), single home bound, nursing home, or skilled nursing facility patient” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
S9529Routine venipuncture for collection of specimen(s), single home bound, nursing home, or skilled nursing facility patient
Short description: Venipuncture home/snf
HCPCS · United States
Notes for S9529
As CMS prints them, with any note S9529 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 S9529 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
- Diagnostic laboratory
- BETOS category
- Undefined codes
- Added
- Jan 1, 2002
Where S9529 sits
- 1S codesTemporary national codes (non-Medicare)
- 2Active code S9529Routine venipuncture for collection of specimen(s), single home bound, nursing home, or skilled nursing facility patient
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 S9529 mean?
S9529 is the HCPCS code for “Routine venipuncture for collection of specimen(s), single home bound, nursing home, or skilled nursing facility patient” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover S9529?
CMS lists S9529’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 S9529
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