Scale, each
Code effective Jan 01, 2018
HCPCS Section
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
E1639 is a valid 2026 HCPCS code meaning Scale, each or (Scale, each) for short. HCPCS E1639 has been effective since 01/01/2018 and applies to ESRD supplies.
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HCPCS Level II Code Section E - Durable Medical Equipment (DME) |
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| HCPCS Code | E1639 |
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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 | D - Special coverage instructions apply |
| BETOS2 code | P9B - Dialysis services (non-medicare fee schedule) |
| HCPCS Action code | N - No maintenance for this code |
| Type of service | L - ESRD supplies |
| Effective date | Effective Jan 01, 2018 |
| Date added | Added Jan 01, 2002 |
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2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”
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