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Official Description

Ambulance waiting time (ALS or BLS), one half (1/2) hour increments
Short Descr Ambulance waiting 1/2 hr
Coverage Not payable by Medicare
Pricing Indicator(s) 00 – Service not separately priced by part B (e.G., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.)
MPI 9 – Not applicable, as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99')
BETOS O1A – Ambulance
TOS Code(s) D – Ambulance
Added Date 1/1/1995
Status Code Statutory Exclusion (from MPFS, may be paid under other methodologies)
Global Days XXX - Global Concept Does Not Apply
PC/TC Indicator (26, TC) 9 - Not Applicable
Multiple Procedures (51) 9 - Concept does not apply.
Bilateral Surgery (50) 9 - Concept does not apply.
Physician Supervisions 09 - Concept does not apply.
Assistant Surgeon (80, 82) 9 - Concept does not apply.
Co-Surgeons (62) 9 - Concept does not apply.
Team Surgery (66) 9 - Concept does not apply.
Diagnostic Imaging Family 99 - Concept Does Not Apply
APC Status Indicator Non-Covered Service, not paid under OPPS
MUE 0
MUE Not applicable/unspecified.
OTS Orthotic No
CCS Clinical Classification 239 - Transportation - patient, provider, equipment
GY Item or service statutorily excluded, does not meet the definition of any medicare benefit or, for non-medicare insurers, is not a contract benefit
HN Bachelors degree level
HE Mental health program
HH Integrated mental health/substance abuse program
HP Doctoral level
SH Second concurrently administered infusion therapy
HD Pregnant/parenting women's program
RP Replacement and repair -rp may be used to indicate replacement of dme, orthotic and prosthetic devices which have been in use for sometime. the claim shows the code for the part, followed by the 'rp' modifier and the charge for the part.
PN Non-excepted service provided at an off-campus, outpatient, provider-based department of a hospital
EP Service provided as part of medicaid early periodic screening diagnosis and treatment (epsdt) program
NR New when rented (use the 'nr' modifier when dme which was new at the time of rental is subsequently purchased)
GZ Item or service expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessary
HJ Employee assistance program
EJ Subsequent claims for a defined course of therapy, e.g., epo, sodium hyaluronate, infliximab
HR Family/couple with client present
RD Drug provided to beneficiary, but not administered "incident-to"
GW Service not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition
ED Hematocrit level has exceeded 39% (or hemoglobin level has exceeded 13.0 g/dl) for 3 or more consecutive billing cycles immediately prior to and including the current cycle
HG Opioid addiction treatment program
HI Integrated mental health and intellectual disability/developmental disabilities program
QJ Services/items provided to a prisoner or patient in state or local custody, however the state or local government, as applicable, meets the requirements in 42 cfr 411.4 (b)
RR Rental (use the 'rr' modifier when dme is to be rented)
SN Third surgical opinion
Date
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Notes
1995-01-01 Added Code added 1/1/1995
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