HCPCS Level II · unclassified
Q5009 — Hospice or home health care provided in place not otherwise specified (nos)
In short
Q5009 is the HCPCS Level II code for hospice or home health care provided in place not otherwise specified (nos): drugs with no specific code of their own. It has no fixed drug or unit, so the claim carries the NDC of the drug given and its quantity.
Code
CMS HCPCS fileHCPCS codeQ5009
Billing unitSee descriptor
- Descriptor
- Hospice or home health care provided in place not otherwise specified (nos)
- Short descriptor
- Hospice/home hlth, place nos
- Code set
- HCPCS Level II, maintained by CMS
- Effective
- Jul 1, 2013
Units and claim line
Enter the dose to get the units and the NDC line for the CMS-1500 and the 837P.
Enter the units to build the claim line.
Q5009: common questions
- Is Q5009 a CPT code?
- No. Q5009 is a HCPCS Level II code, maintained by CMS, that identifies a drug with no specific code of its own. 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.
- What NDC goes with Q5009?
- None is fixed. Q5009 is used for drugs that have no specific HCPCS code, so the claim carries the NDC of the drug actually given and its quantity, and payers usually also ask for the drug name and dose. How to find a J-code.