Intravenous infusion for therapy/diagnosis; initiation of prolonged infusion (more than 8 hours), requiring use of portable or implantable pump
Temporary Codes for Use with Outpatient Prospective Payment System
C8957 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Intravenous infusion for therapy/diagnosis; initiation of prolonged infusion (more than 8 hours), requiring use of portable or implantable pump or just “Prolonged iv inf, req pump” for short, used in Medical care.
HCPCS Level II Code Temporary Codes for Use with Outpatient Prospective Payment System |
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HCPCS Code | C8957 |
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Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
HCPCS Modifier1 | |
HCPCS Pricing indicator |
99 - Value not established
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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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Statute number | 1833(t) |
Coverage code | D - Special coverage instructions apply |
BETOS2 code | P6D - Minor procedures - other (non-Medicare fee schedule) |
HCPCS Action code | N - No maintenance for this code |
Type of service | 1 - Medical care |
Effective date | Effective Jan 01, 2006 |
Date added | Added Jan 01, 2006 |
HCPCS Coding Procedures |
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
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”