HCPCS Code Details - S9124

HCPCS Level II Code
Commercial Payers (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code S9124
Description

Long description:
Nursing care, in the home; by licensed practical nurse, per hour

Short description:
Nursing care, in the home; b

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 00 - Physician Fee Schedule And Non-Physician Practitioners - Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Multiple pricing indicator 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
Coverage code I - Not payable by Medicare
BETOS2 code Z2 - Undefined codes
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 9 - Other medical items or services
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2000
Date added Added Jan 01, 2000
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 S9123 · Nursing care, in the home; by registered nurse, per hour (use for general nursing care only, not to be used when cpt codes 99500-99602 can be used)

  • HCPCS T1030 · Nursing care, in the home, by registered nurse, per diem

  • HCPCS T1031 · Nursing care, in the home, by licensed practical nurse, per diem

  • HCPCS S9125 · Respite care, in the home, per diem


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”