Noncovered ambulance mileage, per mile (e.g., for miles traveled beyond closest appropriate facility)
Code effective Jan 01, 1995
HCPCS Section
Transportation Services Including Ambulance, Medical & Surgical Supplies
A0888 is a valid 2026 HCPCS code meaning Noncovered ambulance mileage, per mile (e.g., for miles traveled beyond closest appropriate facility) or (Noncovered ambulance mileage) for short. HCPCS A0888 has been effective since 01/01/1995 and applies to Ambulance.
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HCPCS Level II Code Section A - Transportation Services Including Ambulance, Medical & Surgical Supplies |
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| HCPCS Code | A0888 |
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| Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
| 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.)
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| Multiple pricing indicator |
9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
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| Coverage code | M - Non-covered by Medicare |
| BETOS2 code | O1A - Ambulance |
| HCPCS Action code | N - No maintenance for this code |
| Type of service | D - Ambulance |
| Effective date | Effective Jan 01, 1995 |
| Date added | Added Jan 01, 1995 |
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