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Try CasePilot| Short Descr | High strength ltwt whlchr | 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) | R – Rental of DME | Added Date | 1/1/1994 | APC Status Indicator | Non-Implantable Durable Medical Equipment | MUE | 0 | MUE | 1 | 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 | KI | Dmepos item, second or third month rental | KH | Dmepos item, initial claim, purchase or first month rental | KX | Requirements specified in the medical policy have been met | GZ | Item or service expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessary | GL | Medically unnecessary upgrade provided instead of non-upgraded item, no charge, no advance beneficiary notice (abn) | NU | New equipment | BP | The beneficiary has been informed of the purchase and rental options and has elected to purchase the item | GA | Waiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy, individual case | GW | Service not related to the hospice patient's terminal condition | 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 | KU | Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program number 3 | KY | Dmepos item subject to dmepos competitive bidding program number 5 | LT | Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body) | MS | Six month maintenance and servicing fee for reasonable and necessary parts and labor which are not covered under any manufacturer or supplier warranty |
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