HCPCS Code Details - E0785

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E0785
Description

Long description:
Implantable intraspinal (epidural/intrathecal) catheter used with implantable infusion pump, replacement

Short description:
Replacement impl pump cathet

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 32 - Inexpensive & routinely purchased 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 P - Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 1999
Date added Added Jan 01, 1999
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 E0784 · External ambulatory infusion pump, insulin

  • HCPCS E0786 · Implantable programmable infusion pump, replacement (excludes implantable intraspinal catheter)


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”