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G0498

Chemo extend iv infus w/pump

Chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion technique; initiation of infusion in the office/clinic setting using office/clinic pump/supplies, with continuation of the infusion in the community setting (e.g., home, domiciliary, rest home or assisted living) using a portable pump provided by the office/clinic, includes follow up office/clinic visit at the conclusion of the infusion

Code system
HCPCS Level II
Status
Active
Billable
Yes
In effect from
2016-01-01
Request
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0498 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
200 OK · application/json
{
  "data": {
    "code": "G0498",
    "parent": null,
    "status": "active",
    "system": "hcpcs",
    "display": "Chemo extend iv infus w/pump",
    "billable": true,
    "attributes": {
      "betos": "P7B",
      "coverage": "C",
      "action_code": "N",
      "type_of_service": "1",
      "pricing_indicator": "13",
      "action_effective_date": "2016-01-01"
    },
    "description": "Chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion technique; initiation of infusion in the office/clinic setting using office/clinic pump/supplies, with continuation of the infusion in the community setting (e.g., home, domiciliary, rest home or assisted living) using a portable pump provided by the office/clinic, includes follow up office/clinic visit at the conclusion of the infusion",
    "replaced_by": [],
    "effective_end": null,
    "effective_start": "2016-01-01",
    "care_categories": [
      "chemotherapy"
    ],
    "care_category_details": [
      {
        "slug": "chemotherapy",
        "name": "Chemotherapy and cancer medicines",
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "derivation": "source_stated",
        "evidence": [
          {
            "url": "https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/healthcare-common-procedure-system/quarterly-update",
            "anchor": "HCPCS Level II code G0498"
          }
        ],
        "as_of": "2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "cms-hcpcs",
    "data_version": "2026-10"
  }
}

CMS attributes

G0498 in the HCPCS file

betos
P7B
coverage
C
action code
N
type of service
1
pricing indicator
13
action effective date
2016-01-01

Change history

Lifecycle

G0498 has been in effect since 2016-01-01. This page shows HCPCS Level II release 2026-10.

Add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD to the request to get this code exactly as it was on a past date. The change feed (GET /v1/changes) lists what each release added, changed or retired across the whole dataset; a per-code change list isn't published yet.

Use it

Look up G0498 from code or an agent

curl
curl https://api.healthcare.dev/v1/codes/hcpcs/G0498 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HDEV_API_KEY"
MCP prompt
Using the healthcare.dev MCP server, look up HCPCS Level II code G0498. Tell me what it covers, whether it is active and since when, and any CMS attributes it has.

Source: CMS, release 2026-10. Public domain (D-series CDT codes excluded). Reference data, not medical or billing advice.