HCPCS Code Details - A4452

HCPCS Level II Code
Transportation Services Including Ambulance, Medical & Surgical Supplies
HCPCS Code A4452
Description

Long description:
Tape, waterproof, per 18 square inches

Short description:
Waterproof tape

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 37 - Ostomy, tracheostomy and urological supplies (price subject to floors and ceilings)
Multiple pricing indicator A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Coverage code D - Special coverage instructions apply
BETOS2 code D1F - Prosthetic/Orthotic devices
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service L - ESRD supplies
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2003
Date added Added Jan 01, 2003
HCPCS Coding Procedures

HCPCS Modifiers

In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.

Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment

See also

  • HCPCS A4450 · Tape, non-waterproof, per 18 square inches

  • HCPCS A4453 · Rectal catheter for use with the manual pump-operated enema system, replacement only


1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”