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1. Ambulance transport of patient from A0433
physician's office to hospital emergency For code A0433, go to HCPCS Level II index
department, including advanced life main term Ambulance. Then, review the codes
support, level 2. in the Transportation Services Including Ambu-
lance section to select the appropriate code.
2. Ambulance transport of newborn from A0225-HH
rural hospital to a children's specialty For code A0225-HH, go to HCPCS Level II index
hospital. main term Ambulance. Then, review the codes
in the Transportation Services Including Ambu-
lance section to select the appropriate code.
Add modifier -HH to the code to indicate that
transport was provided from hospital to hospi-
tal.
3. Patient received basic life support (BLS) A0429
during emergency transport from the For code A0429, go to HCPCS Level II index
patient's home to the hospital via ambu- main term Ambulance. Then, review the codes
lance. in the Transportation Services Including Ambu-
lance section to select the appropriate code.
4. Patient received life-sustaining oxygen A0422
in an ambulance during transport to the For code A0422, go to HCPCS Level II index
hospital from a skilled nursing facility. main term Ambulance. Then, review the codes
in the Transportation Services Including Ambu-
lance section to select the appropriate code.
5. Patient transported in wheelchair van A0130-EP
from residential assisted living facility to For code A0130-EP, go to HCPCS Level II index
physician's office. main term Ambulance. Then, review the codes
in the Transportation Services Including Ambu-
lance section to select the appropriate code.
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Add modifier -EP to the code to indicate that
the transport was provided from a residential,
domiciliary, custodial facility to the physician's
office.
6. RN swabbed the patient's upper torso A4246-TD
with one pint of pHisoHex solution in For code A4246-TD, go to HCPCS Level II in-
preparation for an office procedure. dex main term Medical and surgical supplies.
Review the codes in the Medical and Surgical
Supplies section to select the appropriate code.
Add -TD to the code to indicate that the service
was performed by an RN.
7. Physician inserted a cervical cap for con- A4261
traceptive use. For code A4261, go to HCPCS Level II index
main term Medical and surgical supplies. Re-
view the codes in the Medical and Surgical Sup-
plies section to select the appropriate code.
8. Patient purchased a brand-new replace- A4282-NU
ment adapter for her breast pump from For code A4282-NU, go to HCPCS Level II in-
a local DMEPOS dealer. dex main term Medical and surgical supplies.
Review the codes in the Medical and Surgical
Supplies section to select the appropriate code.
Add modifier -NU to the code to indicate new
equipment was provided.
9. Patient was supplied with a sterile eye A6410
pad. For code A6410, review the codes in the HCPCS
Level II Medical and Surgical Supplies section
to select the appropriate code. (There is no
HCPCS Level II index main term entry for this
item.)
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10. Patient was administered a 2-millicurie A9528, A9528
I-131 sodium iodide capsule as the ra- For codes A9528, A9528, go to HCPCS Level II
diopharmaceutical diagnostic agent pri- index main term Iodine I-131 sodium iodide
or to a diagnostic radiology procedure. capsule. Verify the code in the Administrative,
Miscellaneous and Investigational section. The
code is reported twice because the code de-
scription states "per mCi," and two millicuries
(mCi) were administered.
11. Patient was provided with parenter- B4224, B4224
al nutrition administration kits for two For codes B4224, B4224, go to HCPCS Level II
days of care. index main term Kits and subterm parenteral
nutrition. Review the codes in the Enteral and
Parenteral Therapy section to select the appro-
priate code. The code is reported twice because
the code description states, "per day," and two
days of care were provided.
12. Patient received 1 unit of nutritional- B4155
ly incomplete/modular nutrients enteral For code B4155, go to HCPCS Level II index
formula via enteral feeding tube. main term Solution and subterm enteral for-
mulae. Review the codes in the Enteral and
Parenteral Therapy section to select the appro-
priate code.
13. A new enteral infusion pump with alarm B9002-NU
was attached to the patient's enteral For code B9002-NU, go to HCPCS Level II index
feeding tube system. main term Pump and subterm enteral infusion.
Review the codes in the Enteral and Parenteral
Therapy section to select the appropriate code.
Add modifier -NU to indicate new equipment.
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1. Ambulance transport of patient from A0433
physician's office to hospital emergency For code A0433, go to HCPCS Level II index
department, including advanced life main term Ambulance. Then, review the codes
support, level 2. in the Transportation Services Including Ambu-
lance section to select the appropriate code.
2. Ambulance transport of newborn from A0225-HH
rural hospital to a children's specialty For code A0225-HH, go to HCPCS Level II index
hospital. main term Ambulance. Then, review the codes
in the Transportation Services Including Ambu-
lance section to select the appropriate code.
Add modifier -HH to the code to indicate that
transport was provided from hospital to hospi-
tal.
3. Patient received basic life support (BLS) A0429
during emergency transport from the For code A0429, go to HCPCS Level II index
patient's home to the hospital via ambu- main term Ambulance. Then, review the codes
lance. in the Transportation Services Including Ambu-
lance section to select the appropriate code.
4. Patient received life-sustaining oxygen A0422
in an ambulance during transport to the For code A0422, go to HCPCS Level II index
hospital from a skilled nursing facility. main term Ambulance. Then, review the codes
in the Transportation Services Including Ambu-
lance section to select the appropriate code.
5. Patient transported in wheelchair van A0130-EP
from residential assisted living facility to For code A0130-EP, go to HCPCS Level II index
physician's office. main term Ambulance. Then, review the codes
in the Transportation Services Including Ambu-
lance section to select the appropriate code.
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Add modifier -EP to the code to indicate that
the transport was provided from a residential,
domiciliary, custodial facility to the physician's
office.
6. RN swabbed the patient's upper torso A4246-TD
with one pint of pHisoHex solution in For code A4246-TD, go to HCPCS Level II in-
preparation for an office procedure. dex main term Medical and surgical supplies.
Review the codes in the Medical and Surgical
Supplies section to select the appropriate code.
Add -TD to the code to indicate that the service
was performed by an RN.
7. Physician inserted a cervical cap for con- A4261
traceptive use. For code A4261, go to HCPCS Level II index
main term Medical and surgical supplies. Re-
view the codes in the Medical and Surgical Sup-
plies section to select the appropriate code.
8. Patient purchased a brand-new replace- A4282-NU
ment adapter for her breast pump from For code A4282-NU, go to HCPCS Level II in-
a local DMEPOS dealer. dex main term Medical and surgical supplies.
Review the codes in the Medical and Surgical
Supplies section to select the appropriate code.
Add modifier -NU to the code to indicate new
equipment was provided.
9. Patient was supplied with a sterile eye A6410
pad. For code A6410, review the codes in the HCPCS
Level II Medical and Surgical Supplies section
to select the appropriate code. (There is no
HCPCS Level II index main term entry for this
item.)
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10. Patient was administered a 2-millicurie A9528, A9528
I-131 sodium iodide capsule as the ra- For codes A9528, A9528, go to HCPCS Level II
diopharmaceutical diagnostic agent pri- index main term Iodine I-131 sodium iodide
or to a diagnostic radiology procedure. capsule. Verify the code in the Administrative,
Miscellaneous and Investigational section. The
code is reported twice because the code de-
scription states "per mCi," and two millicuries
(mCi) were administered.
11. Patient was provided with parenter- B4224, B4224
al nutrition administration kits for two For codes B4224, B4224, go to HCPCS Level II
days of care. index main term Kits and subterm parenteral
nutrition. Review the codes in the Enteral and
Parenteral Therapy section to select the appro-
priate code. The code is reported twice because
the code description states, "per day," and two
days of care were provided.
12. Patient received 1 unit of nutritional- B4155
ly incomplete/modular nutrients enteral For code B4155, go to HCPCS Level II index
formula via enteral feeding tube. main term Solution and subterm enteral for-
mulae. Review the codes in the Enteral and
Parenteral Therapy section to select the appro-
priate code.
13. A new enteral infusion pump with alarm B9002-NU
was attached to the patient's enteral For code B9002-NU, go to HCPCS Level II index
feeding tube system. main term Pump and subterm enteral infusion.
Review the codes in the Enteral and Parenteral
Therapy section to select the appropriate code.
Add modifier -NU to indicate new equipment.
