V5 HCPCS Level II modifier: Vascular catheter (alone or with any other vascular access)
V5 is a HCPCS Level II modifier: “Vascular catheter (alone or with any other vascular access).” It adds this detail to the code it is reported with.
Official description
V5Vascular catheter (alone or with any other vascular access)
Short description: Vascular catheter
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with V5 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Added
- Jan 1, 2010
Where V5 sits
- 1GroupHCPCS modifiers
- 2Modifier V5Vascular catheter (alone or with any other vascular access)
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 V5 mean?
V5 is the HCPCS code for “Vascular catheter (alone or with any other vascular access)” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Where is V5 in the HCPCS Level II list?
V5 is listed under Modifiers.
Does Medicare cover V5?
CMS lists V5’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment”. 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 V5
All modifiersURFive patients servedUSSix or more patients servedV1Demonstration modifier 1V2Demonstration modifier 2V3Demonstration modifier 3V4Demonstration modifier 4V6Arteriovenous graft (or other vascular access not including a vascular catheter)V7Arteriovenous fistula only (in use with two needles)V8Infection presentV9No infection presentVMMedicare diabetes prevention program (mdpp) virtual make-up sessionVPAphakic patient