HCPCS Code Details - A5122

HCPCS Level II Code
Transportation Services Including Ambulance, Medical & Surgical Supplies
HCPCS Code A5122
Description

Long description:
Skin barrier; solid, 8 x 8 or equivalent, each

Short description:
Solid skin barrier 8x8

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 P - Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 1990
Date added Added Jan 01, 1990
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 A4362 · Skin barrier; solid, 4 x 4 or equivalent; each

  • HCPCS A5121 · Skin barrier; solid, 6 x 6 or equivalent, each

  • HCPCS A5126 · Adhesive or non-adhesive; disk or foam pad


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”