T5999 — Supply, not otherwise specified
T5999 is a HCPCS Level II code for supply, not otherwise specified. It belongs to the National Codes for State Medicaid Agencies 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.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for T5999
- Long descriptor
- Supply, not otherwise specified
- Short descriptor
- Supply, nos
- Added
- January 1, 2004
- 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 T5999
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If T5999 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- T4539Incontinence product, diaper/brief, reusable, any size, each
- T4540Incontinence product, protective underpad, reusable, chair size, each
- T4541Incontinence product, disposable underpad, large, each
- T4542Incontinence product, disposable underpad, small size, each
- T4543Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective brief/diaper, above extra large, each
- T4544Adult sized disposable incontinence product, protective underwear/pull-on, above extra large, each
- T4545Incontinence product, disposable, penile wrap, each
- T5001Positioning seat for persons with special orthopedic needs
- U0001Cdc 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-ncov) real-time rt-pcr diagnostic panel
- U00022019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc
- U0003Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-rterminated
- U00042019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-rterminated
- U0005Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within 2 calendar days from date of specimen collection (list separately in addition to either hcpcs code u0003 or u0004) as described by cms-2020-01-r2terminated
- V2020Frames, purchases
- V2025Deluxe frame
- V2100Sphere, single vision, plano to plus or minus 4.00, per lens
Questions about T5999
What is HCPCS code T5999?
T5999 is a HCPCS Level II code for supply, not otherwise specified. It sits in the National Codes for State Medicaid Agencies section.
Does Medicare cover T5999?
The CMS HCPCS file marks T5999 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 T5999 paid under the physician fee schedule?
T5999 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.