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Official Description

Wheelchair accessory, manual swingaway, retractable or removable mounting hardware for joystick, other control interface or positioning accessory
Short Descr W/c manual swingaway
Coverage Carrier Priced
Pricing Indicator(s) 36 – Supplies And Surgical Dressings - Capped rental DME (price subject to floors and ceilings)
MPI A – Not applicable, as HCPCS priced under one methodology
BETOS D1D – Wheelchairs
TOS Code(s) A – Used durable medical equipment (DME)
Added Date 1/1/2004
APC Status Indicator Non-Implantable Durable Medical Equipment
MUE 0
MUE 6
OTS Orthotic No
CCS Clinical Classification 243 - DME and supplies
RR Rental (use the 'rr' modifier when dme is to be rented)
KJ Dmepos item, parenteral enteral nutrition (pen) pump or capped rental, months four to fifteen
NU New equipment
KU Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program number 3
KI Dmepos item, second or third month rental
BP The beneficiary has been informed of the purchase and rental options and has elected to purchase the item
KH Dmepos item, initial claim, purchase or first month rental
KX Requirements specified in the medical policy have been met
RB Replacement of a part of a dme, orthotic or prosthetic item furnished as part of a repair
KY Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program number 5
RT Right side (used to identify procedures performed on the right side of the body)
KE Bid under round one of the dmepos competitive bidding program for use with non-competitive bid base equipment
LT Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body)
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
UE Used durable medical equipment
GZ Item or service expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessary
76 Repeat procedure or service by same physician or other qualified health care professional: it may be necessary to indicate that a procedure or service was repeated by the same physician or other qualified health care professional subsequent to the original procedure or service. this circumstance may be reported by adding modifier 76 to the repeated procedure or service. note: this modifier should not be appended to an e/m service.
BO Orally administered nutrition, not by feeding tube
BR The beneficiary has been informed of the purchase and rental options and has elected to rent the item
EY No physician or other licensed health care provider order for this item or service
GL Medically unnecessary upgrade provided instead of non-upgraded item, no charge, no advance beneficiary notice (abn)
GW Service not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition
HA Child/adolescent program
KM Replacement of facial prosthesis including new impression/moulage
KT Beneficiary resides in a competitive bidding area and travels outside that competitive bidding area and receives a competitive bid item
KV Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program that is furnished as part of a professional service
MS Six month maintenance and servicing fee for reasonable and necessary parts and labor which are not covered under any manufacturer or supplier warranty
PB Surgical or other invasive procedure on wrong patient
RA Replacement of a dme, orthotic or prosthetic item
TB Drug or biological acquired with 340b drug pricing program discount, reported for informational purposes
TW Back-up equipment
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2004-01-01 Added Code added 1/1/2004
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