HCPCS Code Details - E0461

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E0461
Description

Long description:
Volume control ventilator, without pressure support mode, may include pressure control mode, used with non-invasive interface (e.g., mask)

Short description:
Vol control vent noninv int

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 31 - Frequently serviced DME (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 D1E - Other DME
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service R - Rental of DME
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2016
Date added Added Jan 01, 2003
Termination date Dec 31, 2015
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 E0460 · Negative pressure ventilator; portable or stationary

  • HCPCS E0450 · Volume control ventilator, without pressure support mode, may include pressure control mode, used with invasive interface (e.g., tracheostomy tube)

  • HCPCS E0462 · Rocking bed with or without side rails


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”