HCPCS Code Details - E1540

HCPCS Level II Code
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
HCPCS Code E1540
Description

Long description:
Pressure alarm for hemodialysis, each, replacement

Short description:
Replacement pressure alarm

HCPCS Modifier1
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.)
Multiple pricing indicator 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
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, 2015
Date added Added Jan 01, 1986
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 E1530 · Air bubble detector for hemodialysis, each, replacement

  • HCPCS E1550 · Bath conductivity meter for hemodialysis, each


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”