2012 New and Deleted Q codes list
Added Q - Codes
Q0162 Ondansetron 1 mg, oral, FDA approved prescription anti-emetic, for use as a complete therapeutic substitute for an iv anti-emetic at the time of chemotherapy treatment, not to exceed a 48 hour dosage regimen
Q2043 Sipuleucel-T, minimum of 50 million autologous cd54+ cells activated with PAP-GM-CSF, including leukapheresis and all other preparatory procedures, per infusion (effective 07/01/11)
Q4122 Dermacell, per square centimeter
Q4123 AlloSkin RT, per square centimeter
Q4124 Oasis ultra tri-layer wound matrix, per square centimeter
Q4125 Arthroflex, per square centimeter
Q4126 Memoderm, per square centimeter
Q4127 Talymed, per square centimeter
Q4128 FlexHD or AlloPatchHD, per square centimeter
Q4129 Unite Biomatrix, per square centimeter
Q4130 Strattice TM, per square centimeter
Deleted Q - codes
Q0179 Ondansetron hydrochloride 8 mg, oral, FDA approved prescription anti-emetic, for use as a complete therapeutic substitute for an IV anti-emetic at the time of chemotherapy treatment, not to exceed a 48 hour dosage regimen
Q2040 Injection, incobotulinumtoxin a, 1 unit
Q2041 Injection, von Willebrand factor complex (human), Wilate, 1 i.u. VWF:RCO
Q2042 Injection, hydroxyprogesterone caproate, 1 mg
Q2044 Injection, belimumab, 10 mg
Also see list of added and Deleted G codes
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