HCPCS code A0422 — Ambulance 02 life sustaining. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 2014. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

A0422

Active

Ambulance 02 life sustaining

Ambulance (als or bls) oxygen and oxygen supplies, life sustaining situation

Category: Transportation & Supplies
Section: A-codes: Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies
Effective: Jan 1, 2014
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: E1 — Items / services not paid by Medicare

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of A0422 Medicare will pay for one beneficiary on one date of service. Claims exceeding the MUE are denied or returned for review.

Service Type Max Units / Day
Outpatient Hospital 0
Practitioner Services 0

Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits