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S0175

S0175Flutamide, oral, 125 mg

HCPCSActiveBETOS Z2

S0175 is a HCPCS Level II code for flutamide, oral, 125 mg. 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 S0175

Long descriptor
Flutamide, oral, 125 mg

The official wording. This is what the code means.

Short descriptor
Flutamide 125 mg

CMS's 28-character form, which is what shows up on a remittance advice.

Added
January 1, 2002

When CMS introduced the code.

BETOS
Z2

Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.

Pricing indicator
00 — Not priced by Part B

Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.

Codes adjacent to S0175

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If S0175 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

  • S0160Dextroamphetamine sulfate, 5 mg
  • S0164Injection, pantoprazole sodium, 40 mgterminated
  • S0166Injection, olanzapine, 2.5 mgterminated
  • S0169Calcitrol, 0.25 microgram
  • S0170Anastrozole, oral, 1 mg
  • S0171Injection, bumetanide, 0.5 mgterminated
  • S0172Chlorambucil, oral, 2 mg
  • S0174Dolasetron mesylate, oral 50 mg (for circumstances falling under the medicare statute, use q0180)
  • S0176Hydroxyurea, oral, 500 mg
  • S0177Levamisole hydrochloride, oral, 50 mg
  • S0178Lomustine, oral, 10 mg
  • S0179Megestrol acetate, oral, 20 mg
  • S0182Procarbazine hydrochloride, oral, 50 mg
  • S0183Prochlorperazine maleate, oral, 5 mg (for circumstances falling under the medicare statute, use q0164)
  • S0187Tamoxifen citrate, oral, 10 mg
  • S0189Testosterone pellet, 75 mgterminated

Questions about S0175

What is HCPCS code S0175?

S0175 is a HCPCS Level II code for flutamide, oral, 125 mg. It sits in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section.

Does Medicare cover S0175?

The CMS HCPCS file marks S0175 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 S0175 paid under the physician fee schedule?

S0175 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.

HCPCS Level II2026Q3-Jul· effective July 1, 2026