A9150 — Non-prescription drugs
A9150 is a HCPCS Level II code for non-prescription drugs. It belongs to the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
From the coverage field of the CMS Alpha-Numeric HCPCS File, release 2026Q3-Jul. This states Medicare’s position on the code, not on your particular claim.
Physician fee schedule statusE
Excluded from the physician fee schedule by regulation. Payment, where it exists, comes from another fee schedule (drugs via ASP, supplies via DMEPOS, and so on).
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The CMS record for A9150
- Long descriptor
- Non-prescription drugs
- Short descriptor
- Misc/exper non-prescript dru
- Added
- January 1, 1986
- BETOS
- O1E
- Pricing indicator
- 57 — Other
The official wording. This is what the code means.
CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.
When CMS introduced the code.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Other carrier priced.
Codes adjacent to A9150
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If A9150 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- A7527Tracheostomy/laryngectomy tube plug/stop, each
- A8000Helmet, protective, soft, prefabricated, includes all components and accessories
- A8001Helmet, protective, hard, prefabricated, includes all components and accessories
- A8002Helmet, protective, soft, custom fabricated, includes all components and accessories
- A8003Helmet, protective, hard, custom fabricated, includes all components and accessories
- A8004Soft interface for helmet, replacement only
- A8005Powered, cable driven grip assist glove, hand, finger, includes microprocessor, pressure sensors, all components and accessories, custom fitted
- A8006Powered, cable driven grip assist glove, hand, finger, includes pressure sensors, glove replacement only
- A9152Single vitamin/mineral/trace element, oral, per dose, not otherwise specified
- A9153Multiple vitamins, with or without minerals and trace elements, oral, per dose, not otherwise specified
- A9154Artificial saliva, 1 ml
- A9155Artificial saliva, 30 mlterminated
- A9156Oral mucoadhesive, any type (liquid, gel, paste, etc.), per 1 ml
- A9180Pediculosis (lice infestation) treatment, topical, for administration by patient/caretaker
- A9268Programmer for transient, orally ingested capsule
- A9269Programable, transient, orally ingested capsule, for use with external programmer, per month
Questions about A9150
What is HCPCS code A9150?
A9150 is a HCPCS Level II code for non-prescription drugs. It sits in the Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies, Administrative section.
Does Medicare cover A9150?
The CMS HCPCS file marks A9150 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
How is A9150 paid under the physician fee schedule?
A9150 carries PFS status code E. Excluded from the physician fee schedule by regulation. Payment, where it exists, comes from another fee schedule (drugs via ASP, supplies via DMEPOS, and so on).