S0040 — Injection, ticarcillin disodium and clavulanate potassium, 3.1 grams
S0040 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, ticarcillin disodium and clavulanate potassium, 3.1 grams. It belongs to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section. Medicare does not pay it — see the coverage note below before you bill it.
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.
Physician fee schedule statusI
Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.
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The CMS record for S0040
- Long descriptor
- Injection, ticarcillin disodium and clavulanate potassium, 3.1 grams
- Short descriptor
- Injection, ticarcillin disod
- Added
- January 1, 2000
- 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.
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 S0040
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If S0040 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- S0020Injection, bupivicaine hydrochloride, 30 mlterminated
- S0021Injection, cefoperazone sodium, 1 gram
- S0023Injection, cimetidine hydrochloride, 300 mg
- S0028Injection, famotidine, 20 mgterminated
- S0030Injection, metronidazole, 500 mgterminated
- S0032Injection, nafcillin sodium, 2 gramsterminated
- S0034Injection, ofloxacin, 400 mg
- S0039Injection, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, 10 mlterminated
- S0073Injection, aztreonam, 500 mgterminated
- S0074Injection, cefotetan disodium, 500 mgterminated
- S0077Injection, clindamycin phosphate, 300 mgterminated
- S0078Injection, fosphenytoin sodium, 750 mg
- S0080Injection, pentamidine isethionate, 300 mgterminated
- S0081Injection, piperacillin sodium, 500 mg
- S0088Imatinib, 100 mg
- S0090Sildenafil citrate, 25 mg
Questions about S0040
What is HCPCS code S0040?
S0040 is a HCPCS Level II code for injection, ticarcillin disodium and clavulanate potassium, 3.1 grams. It sits in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section.
Does Medicare cover S0040?
The CMS HCPCS file marks S0040 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.
How is S0040 paid under the physician fee schedule?
S0040 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.