G0498 Chemo extend iv infus w/pump
What G0498 is
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
HCPCS Level II long description, CMS October 2026 file. See the G codes page for the full section.
Medicare payment for G0498 (CY2026)
This code has no Physician Fee Schedule rate: Carrier-priced - the Medicare contractor sets the price. It may be paid under a different fee schedule (clinical laboratory, DMEPOS, anesthesia) or not paid at all - check the relevant CMS schedule.
Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE)
Medicare caps G0498 at 1 unit per date of service for practitioner claims (MAI 2 - date of service edit (absolute): units above the MUE never pay), rationale: Code Descriptor / CPT Instruction. Units above the cap are denied unless the edit's adjudication rules allow an appeal with documentation.
Billed with G0498? These codes are bundled into it
G0498 is a Column 1 code in 41 active NCCI PTP edits. When one of these Column 2 codes is reported on the same date of service, it is denied as bundled - unless the edit's modifier indicator is 1 and documentation supports a distinct service with an NCCI-associated modifier.
| Column 2 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
0708T | Id ca immntx prep & 1st njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
0709T | Id ca immntx each addl njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11900 | Inject skin lesions </w 7 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
11901 | Inject skin lesions >7 | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36000 | Place needle in vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36410 | Vnpnxr 3yr/> phy/qhp dx/ther | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36500 | Insertion of catheter vein | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
36591 | Draw blood off venous device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
36592 | Collect blood from picc | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
64450 | Njx aa&/strd other pn/branch | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64454 | Njx aa&/strd gnclr nrv brnch | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64473 | Lwr xtr fscl pln blk uni njx | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64474 | Lwr xtr fscl pln blk uni nfs | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64486 | Tap block unil by injection | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64487 | Tap block uni by infusion | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64488 | Tap block bi injection | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
64489 | Tap block bi by infusion | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
75893 | Venous sampling by catheter | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96360 | Hydration iv infusion init | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96365 | Ther/proph/diag iv inf init | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96372 | Ther/proph/diag inj sc/im | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96374 | Ther/proph/diag inj iv push | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96377 | Applicaton on-body injector | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
96521 | Refill/maint portable pump | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96522 | Refill/maint pump/resvr syst | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
96523 | Irrig drug delivery device | 0 - no modifier bypass | Check pair |
99202 | Office o/p new sf 15 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99203 | Office o/p new low 30 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99204 | Office o/p new mod 45 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
99205 | Office o/p new hi 60 min | 1 - modifier may bypass | Check pair |
Showing 30 of 41 column 2 codes. Use the pair checker for any specific combination.
G0498 is bundled into these codes
G0498 appears as a Column 2 code in 67 active edits. Reported with one of these Column 1 codes on the same date of service, G0498 is the code that denies.
| Column 1 code | Short description | Modifier indicator | |
|---|---|---|---|
36823 | Insertion of cannula(s) | 1 | Check pair |
77750 | Infuse radioactive materials | 0 | Check pair |
79403 | Hematopoietic nuclear tx | 1 | Check pair |
96416 | Chemo prolong infuse w/pump | 0 | Check pair |
99221 | 1st hosp ip/obs sf/low 40 | 1 | Check pair |
99222 | 1st hosp ip/obs moderate 55 | 1 | Check pair |
99223 | 1st hosp ip/obs high 75 | 1 | Check pair |
99231 | Sbsq hosp ip/obs sf/low 25 | 0 | Check pair |
99232 | Sbsq hosp ip/obs moderate 35 | 0 | Check pair |
99233 | Sbsq hosp ip/obs high 50 | 0 | Check pair |
99234 | Hosp ip/obs sm dt sf/low 45 | 1 | Check pair |
99235 | Hosp ip/obs same date mod 70 | 1 | Check pair |
99236 | Hosp ip/obs same date hi 85 | 1 | Check pair |
99238 | Hosp ip/obs dschrg mgmt 30/< | 1 | Check pair |
99239 | Hosp ip/obs dschrg mgmt >30 | 1 | Check pair |
Data: CMS CY2026 Physician Fee Schedule RVU file (October release, RVU26D) and Medicare NCCI PTP practitioner edits v32.3 (2026 Q4). Verify against the official files before billing or contracting decisions.