HCPCS Code Details - E0442

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E0442
Description

Long description:
Stationary oxygen contents, liquid, 1 month's supply = 1 unit

Short description:
Stationary o2 contents, liq

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 33 - Oxygen and oxygen equipment (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 D1C - Oxygen and supplies
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, 2010
Date added Added Jan 01, 1993
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 E0441 · Stationary oxygen contents, gaseous, 1 month's supply = 1 unit

  • HCPCS E0443 · Portable oxygen contents, gaseous, 1 month's supply = 1 unit


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”