S0119 — Ondansetron, oral, 4 mg (for circumstances falling under the medicare statute, use hcpcs q code)
S0119 is a HCPCS Level II code for ondansetron, oral, 4 mg (for circumstances falling under the medicare statute, use hcpcs q code). It belongs to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
Medicare coverage: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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 statusI
Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.
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The CMS record for S0119
- Long descriptor
- Ondansetron, oral, 4 mg (for circumstances falling under the medicare statute, use hcpcs q code)
- Short descriptor
- Ondansetron 4 mg
- Added
- January 1, 2012
- BETOS
- Z2
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to S0119
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If S0119 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- S0091Granisetron hydrochloride, 1 mg (for circumstances falling under the medicare statute, use q0166)
- S0092Injection, hydromorphone hydrochloride, 250 mg (loading dose for infusion pump)
- S0093Injection, morphine sulfate, 500 mg (loading dose for infusion pump)
- S0104Zidovudine, oral, 100 mg
- S0106Bupropion hcl sustained release tablet, 150 mg, per bottle of 60 tablets
- S0108Mercaptopurine, oral, 50 mg
- S0109Methadone, oral, 5 mg
- S0117Tretinoin, topical, 5 grams
- S0122Injection, menotropins, 75 iu
- S0126Injection, follitropin alfa, 75 iu
- S0128Injection, follitropin beta, 75 iu
- S0132Injection, ganirelix acetate, 250 mcg
- S0136Clozapine, 25 mg
- S0137Didanosine (ddi), 25 mg
- S0138Finasteride, 5 mg
- S0139Minoxidil, 10 mg
Questions about S0119
What is HCPCS code S0119?
S0119 is a HCPCS Level II code for ondansetron, oral, 4 mg (for circumstances falling under the medicare statute, use hcpcs q code). It sits in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section.
Does Medicare cover S0119?
The CMS HCPCS file marks S0119 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
How is S0119 paid under the physician fee schedule?
S0119 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.