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Official Description

Gastrostomy/jejunostomy tube, low-profile, any material, any type, each
Short Descr Gastro/jejuno tube, low-pro
Coverage Carrier Priced
Pricing Indicator(s) 39 – Supplies And Surgical Dressings - Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
MPI A – Not applicable, as HCPCS priced under one methodology
BETOS O1C – Enteral and parenteral
TOS Code(s) E – Enteral/parenteral nutrients/supplies
Added Date 1/1/2008
APC Status Indicator Non-Implantable Durable Medical Equipment
MUE 0
MUE Not applicable/unspecified.
OTS Orthotic No
CCS Clinical Classification 243 - DME and supplies
KX Requirements specified in the medical policy have been met
GA Waiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy, individual case
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
22 Increased procedural services: when the work required to provide a service is substantially greater than typically required, it may be identified by adding modifier 22 to the usual procedure code. documentation must support the substantial additional work and the reason for the additional work (ie, increased intensity, time, technical difficulty of procedure, severity of patient's condition, physical and mental effort required). note: this modifier should not be appended to an e/m service.
BO Orally administered nutrition, not by feeding tube
UB Medicaid level of care 11, as defined by each state
A1 Dressing for one wound
BP The beneficiary has been informed of the purchase and rental options and has elected to purchase the item
CC Procedure code change (use 'cc' when the procedure code submitted was changed either for administrative reasons or because an incorrect code was filed)
CG Policy criteria applied
CR Catastrophe/disaster related
EY No physician or other licensed health care provider order for this item or service
GW Service not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition
GX Notice of liability issued, voluntary under payer policy
GZ Item or service expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessary
K1 Lower extremity prosthesis functional level 1 - has the ability or potential to use a prosthesis for transfers or ambulation on level surfaces at fixed cadence. typical of the limited and unlimited household ambulator.
KT Beneficiary resides in a competitive bidding area and travels outside that competitive bidding area and receives a competitive bid item
SC Medically necessary service or supply
U3 Medicaid level of care 3, as defined by each state
U7 Medicaid level of care 7, as defined by each state
UC Medicaid level of care 12, as defined by each state
Date
Action
Notes
2008-01-01 Added Code added 1/1/2008
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