S0030 — Injection, metronidazole, 500 mg
S0030 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, metronidazole, 500 mg. It belongs to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section. It was terminated on June 30, 2023 and is not valid on new claims.
This code has been terminated
CMS terminated S0030 on June 30, 2023. 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: Not payable by Medicare
Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
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 S0030
- Long descriptor
- Injection, metronidazole, 500 mg
- Short descriptor
- Injection, metronidazole
- Added
- January 1, 2000
- Terminated
- June 30, 2023
- BETOS
- Z2
- Pricing indicator
- 00 — Not priced by Part B
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.
Service not separately priced by Part B — not covered, bundled into another service, or used by Part A only.
Codes adjacent to S0030
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If S0030 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- S0012Butorphanol tartrate, nasal spray, 25 mg
- S0013Esketamine, nasal spray, 1 mgterminated
- S0014Tacrine hydrochloride, 10 mg
- S0017Injection, aminocaproic acid, 5 gramsterminated
- S0020Injection, bupivicaine hydrochloride, 30 mlterminated
- S0021Injection, cefoperazone sodium, 1 gram
- S0023Injection, cimetidine hydrochloride, 300 mg
- S0028Injection, famotidine, 20 mgterminated
- S0032Injection, nafcillin sodium, 2 gramsterminated
- S0034Injection, ofloxacin, 400 mg
- S0039Injection, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, 10 mlterminated
- S0040Injection, ticarcillin disodium and clavulanate potassium, 3.1 grams
- S0073Injection, aztreonam, 500 mgterminated
- S0074Injection, cefotetan disodium, 500 mgterminated
- S0077Injection, clindamycin phosphate, 300 mgterminated
- S0078Injection, fosphenytoin sodium, 750 mg
Questions about S0030
What is HCPCS code S0030?
S0030 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, metronidazole, 500 mg. It sits in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section.
Does Medicare cover S0030?
The CMS HCPCS file marks S0030 as "Not payable by Medicare". Medicare does not pay this code. It may still be valid for another payer, but a Medicare claim carrying it will not be reimbursed.
Is S0030 still valid?
No. S0030 was terminated on June 30, 2023 and should not be used on new claims.