HCPCS Level II drug code
Q0181 — Unspecified oral dosage form, fda approved prescription anti-emetic, for use as a complete therapeutic substitute for a iv anti-emetic at the time of chemotherapy treatment, not to exceed a 48 hour dosage regimen
In short
Q0181 is the HCPCS Level II code for unspecified oral dosage form, fda approved prescription anti-emetic, for use as a complete therapeutic substitute for a iv anti-emetic at the time of chemotherapy treatment, not to exceed a 48 hour dosage regimen.
Code
CMS HCPCS fileHCPCS codeQ0181
Billing unitSee descriptor
- Descriptor
- Unspecified oral dosage form, fda approved prescription anti-emetic, for use as a complete therapeutic substitute for a iv anti-emetic at the time of chemotherapy treatment, not to exceed a 48 hour dosage regimen
- Short descriptor
- Unspecified oral anti-emetic
- Code set
- HCPCS Level II, maintained by CMS
- Effective
- Apr 1, 1998
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Q0181: common questions
- Is Q0181 a CPT code?
- No. Q0181 is a HCPCS Level II code, maintained by CMS, that identifies the drug supplied. CPT codes are five-digit numbers from the AMA that describe services. Giving the drug, for example an injection or infusion, is usually reported with a separate CPT administration code. CPT codes for drug administration.