S4027 — Storage of previously frozen embryos
S4027 is a HCPCS Level II code for storage of previously frozen embryos. 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.
Global period: XXX
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The CMS record for S4027
- Long descriptor
- Storage of previously frozen embryos
- Short descriptor
- Store prev froz embryos
- Added
- January 1, 2002
- 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 S4027
HCPCS has no hierarchy — related items simply sit next to each other in the numbering. If S4027 is not quite right, the correct code is very often within a few positions of it.
- S4018Frozen embryo transfer procedure cancelled before transfer, case rate
- S4020In vitro fertilization procedure cancelled before aspiration, case rate
- S4021In vitro fertilization procedure cancelled after aspiration, case rate
- S4022Assisted oocyte fertilization, case rate
- S4023Donor egg cycle, incomplete, case rate
- S4024Air polymer-type a intrauterine foam, per study dose
- S4025Donor services for in vitro fertilization (sperm or embryo), case rate
- S4026Procurement of donor sperm from sperm bank
- S4028Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (mesa)
- S4030Sperm procurement and cryopreservation services; initial visit
- S4031Sperm procurement and cryopreservation services; subsequent visit
- S4035Stimulated intrauterine insemination (iui), case rate
- S4037Cryopreserved embryo transfer, case rate
- S4040Monitoring and storage of cryopreserved embryos, per 30 days
- S4042Management of ovulation induction (interpretation of diagnostic tests and studies, non-face-to-face medical management of the patient), per cycle
- S4981Insertion of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system
Questions about S4027
What is HCPCS code S4027?
S4027 is a HCPCS Level II code for storage of previously frozen embryos. It sits in the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) section.
Does Medicare cover S4027?
The CMS HCPCS file marks S4027 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 S4027 paid under the physician fee schedule?
S4027 carries PFS status code I. Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses another code.