Q0092

Q0092 — Set-up portable x-ray equipment

HCPCSActiveBETOS I1F

Q0092 is a HCPCS Level II code for set-up portable x-ray equipment. It belongs to the Temporary Codes section. Whether Medicare pays it depends on the coverage rule below.

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.

Physician fee schedule statusA

Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.

Work RVU: 0.00
PE (non-facility): 0.76
PE (facility): 0.76
Malpractice RVU: 0.01

Global period: XXX

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Medically Unlikely Edits — units per day

The most units of Q0092 Medicare will pay on one date of service. Bill more on a single line and it is denied. The limit is not the same in every setting, so the row that matters is the one matching the claim you are building.

practitioner: 4 units
outpatient: 2 units
DME supplier: 0 — never payable

The adjudication indicator decides whether exceeding the limit is worth appealing at all: MAI 1 is a line edit you can support with documentation, MAI 3 is a date-of-service edit that is also appealable, and MAI 2 is absolute — no documentation overrides it. CMS MUE 2026Q3.

The CMS record for Q0092

Long descriptor: Set-up portable x-ray equipment
Short descriptor: Set up port xray equipment
Added: January 1, 1993
BETOS: I1F
Pricing indicator: 11 — Physician fee schedule

Codes adjacent to Q0092

HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If Q0092 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.

P9612Catheterization for collection of specimen, single patient, all places of service
P9615Catheterization for collection of specimen(s) (multiple patients)
Q0035Cardiokymography
Q0081Infusion therapy, using other than chemotherapeutic drugs, per visit
Q0083Chemotherapy administration by other than infusion technique only (e.g., subcutaneous, intramuscular, push), per visit
Q0084Chemotherapy administration by infusion technique only, per visit
Q0085Chemotherapy administration by both infusion technique and other technique(s) (e.g., subcutaneous, intramuscular, push), per visit
Q0091Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory
Q0111Wet mounts, including preparations of vaginal, cervical or skin specimens
Q0112All potassium hydroxide (koh) preparations
Q0113Pinworm examinations
Q0114Fern test
Q0115Post-coital direct, qualitative examinations of vaginal or cervical mucous
Q0138Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (non-esrd use)
Q0139Injection, ferumoxytol, for treatment of iron deficiency anemia, 1 mg (for esrd on dialysis)
Q0144Azithromycin dihydrate, oral, capsules/powder, 1 gram

Questions about Q0092

What is HCPCS code Q0092?

Q0092 is a HCPCS Level II code for set-up portable x-ray equipment. It sits in the Temporary Codes section.

Does Medicare cover Q0092?

The CMS HCPCS file marks Q0092 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.

How is Q0092 paid under the physician fee schedule?

Q0092 carries PFS status code A. Active code. Paid separately under the physician fee schedule.