HCPCS code A0998 — Ambulance response/treatment. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 2006. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

A0998

Active

Ambulance response/treatment

Ambulance response and treatment, no transport

Category: Transportation & Supplies
Section: A-codes: Transportation, Medical & Surgical Supplies
Effective: Jan 1, 2006
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: E1 — Items / services not paid by Medicare

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of A0998 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