HCPCS Level II Coding Decisions
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Application Deadlines
- Drug and biological products: The first business day of each quarter (January, April, July, and October).
- Non-drug and non-biological items and services: The first business day of January and July.
Application Reviews
- For each review cycle, we’ll consider applications that we receive and determine to be complete by the deadline.
- For applications we receive after the deadline, we’ll consider them in an upcoming review cycle.
- We’ll make every effort to complete the review within the applicable coding cycle for all timely and complete code applications. However, on rare occasions, a particularly complex or multi-faceted decision may require additional evaluation beyond the timeframe of the coding cycle. In such cases, CMS maintains the flexibility at its discretion to continue consideration of that application into the next coding cycle.
Decisions
To view all CMS coding decisions, visit HCPCS Quarterly Update. In 2020, consistent with implementing shorter and more frequent HCPCS Level II coding cycles, CMS began releasing decisions on all coding actions on a quarterly basis.
Drug & Biologicals Final Quarterly Coding Decisions
- 2024
- 2024 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 3, 2024 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF) - Updated 10/30/2024
- 2024 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 2, 2024 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF) - Updated 08/14/2024
- 2024 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 1, 2024 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF) - Updated 04/25/2024
- 2023
- 2023 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 4, 2023 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF) - Updated 03/04/2024
- 2023 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 3, 2023 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF) - Updated 12/28/2023
- 2023 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 2, 2023 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF) - Updated 08/01/2023
- 2023 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 1, 2023 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF) - Updated 07/05/2023
- 2022
- 2022 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 4, 2022 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF) - Updated 02/01/2023
- 2022 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 3, 2022 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF) - Updated 03/01/2023
- 2022 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 2, 2022 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF) - Updated 07/19/2022
- 2022 HCPCS Application Summary for Quarter 1, 2022 Drugs and Biologicals (PDF)
Non-Drug & Non-Biological Items and Services Biannual Coding Decisions
2024 Decisions
- Final
- Preliminary
2023 Decisions
- Final
- Preliminary
2022 Decisions
- Final
- Preliminary
To view older coding determinations, visit HCPCS Level II Archive.