B9000 — Enteral nutrition infusion pump - without alarm
B9000 is a HCPCS Level II code for enteral nutrition infusion pump - without alarm. It belongs to the Enteral and Parenteral Therapy section. It was terminated on December 31, 2016 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated B9000 on December 31, 2016. It stays in the file as history — a claim you are auditing from before that date may legitimately carry it — but it must not appear on a new claim. The adjacent codes below are the usual place to look for its replacement.
Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply
There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
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.
The CMS record for B9000
- Long descriptor
- Enteral nutrition infusion pump - without alarm
- Short descriptor
- Enter infusion pump w/o alrm
- Added
- January 1, 1988
- Terminated
- December 31, 2016
- BETOS
- O1C
- Pricing indicator
- 39 — DMEPOS
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.
When CMS retired it.
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service — CMS's own analytic grouping.
Parenteral and enteral nutrition.
Codes adjacent to B9000
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If B9000 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- B4199Parenteral nutrition solution; compounded amino acid and carbohydrates with electrolytes, trace elements and vitamins, including preparation, any strength, over 100 grams of protein - premix
- B4216Parenteral nutrition; additives (vitamins, trace elements, heparin, electrolytes), home mix, per day
- B4220Parenteral nutrition supply kit; premix, per day
- B4222Parenteral nutrition supply kit; home mix, per day
- B4224Parenteral nutrition administration kit, per day
- B5000Parenteral nutrition solution compounded amino acid and carbohydrates with electrolytes, trace elements, and vitamins, including preparation, any strength, renal-aminosyn-rf, nephramine, renamine-premix
- B5100Parenteral nutrition solution compounded amino acid and carbohydrates with electrolytes, trace elements, and vitamins, including preparation, any strength, hepatic, hepatamine-premix
- B5200Parenteral nutrition solution compounded amino acid and carbohydrates with electrolytes, trace elements, and vitamins, including preparation, any strength, stress-branch chain amino acids-freamine-hbc-premix
- B9002Enteral nutrition infusion pump, any type
- B9004Parenteral nutrition infusion pump, portable
- B9006Parenteral nutrition infusion pump, stationary
- B9998Noc for enteral supplies
- B9999Noc for parenteral supplies
- C1052Hemostatic agent, gastrointestinal, topical
- C1062Intravertebral body fracture augmentation with implant (e.g., metal, polymer)
- C1300Hyperbaric oxygen under pressure, full body chamber, per 30 minute intervalterminated
Questions about B9000
What is HCPCS code B9000?
B9000 is a HCPCS Level II code for enteral nutrition infusion pump - without alarm. It sits in the Enteral and Parenteral Therapy section.
Does Medicare cover B9000?
The CMS HCPCS file marks B9000 as "Special coverage instructions apply". There are published conditions attached to this code. Check the applicable coverage policy before billing it: the code being valid is not the same as the service being covered.
Is B9000 still valid?
No. B9000 was terminated on December 31, 2016 and should not be used on new claims.