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Official Description

Positioning cushion/pillow/wedge, any shape or size, includes all components and accessories
Short Descr Positioning cushion
Coverage Special coverage instructions apply
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')
MCM 2100.1
BETOS D1E – Other DME
TOS Code(s) 9 – Other medical items or services
Added Date 1/1/2004
APC Status Indicator Non-Covered Service, not paid under OPPS
MUE 0
MUE 0
IOM 100-02, 15, 110.1
OTS Orthotic No
CCS Clinical Classification 243 - DME and supplies
NU New 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
RR Rental (use the 'rr' modifier when dme is to be rented)
KX Requirements specified in the medical policy have been met
25 Significant, separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional on the same day of the procedure or other service: it may be necessary to indicate that on the day a procedure or service identified by a cpt code was performed, the patient's condition required a significant, separately identifiable e/m service above and beyond the other service provided or beyond the usual preoperative and postoperative care associated with the procedure that was performed. a significant, separately identifiable e/m service is defined or substantiated by documentation that satisfies the relevant criteria for the respective e/m service to be reported (see evaluation and management services guidelines for instructions on determining level of e/m service). the e/m service may be prompted by the symptom or condition for which the procedure and/or service was provided. as such, different diagnoses are not required for reporting of the e/m services on the same date. this circumstance may be reported by adding modifier 25 to the appropriate level of e/m service. note: this modifier is not used to report an e/m service that resulted in a decision to perform surgery. see modifier 57 for significant, separately identifiable non-e/m services, see modifier 59.
AT Acute treatment (this modifier should be used when reporting service 98940, 98941, 98942)
CC Procedure code change (use 'cc' when the procedure code submitted was changed either for administrative reasons or because an incorrect code was filed)
CR Catastrophe/disaster related
EP Service provided as part of medicaid early periodic screening diagnosis and treatment (epsdt) program
GA Waiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy, individual case
GP Services delivered under an outpatient physical therapy plan of care
GX Notice of liability issued, voluntary under payer policy
GZ Item or service expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessary
LT Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body)
RB Replacement of a part of a dme, orthotic or prosthetic item furnished as part of a repair
RT Right side (used to identify procedures performed on the right side of the body)
UD Medicaid level of care 13, as defined by each state
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2004-01-01 Added Code added 1/1/2004
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