HCPCS Code Details - S5566

HCPCS Level II Code
Commercial Payers (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code S5566
Description

Long description:
Insulin cartridge for use in insulin delivery device other than pump; 300 units

Short description:
Insulin cartridge 300 u

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 I - Not payable by Medicare
BETOS2 code Z2 - Undefined codes
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 9 - Other medical items or services
Effective date Effective Oct 01, 2003
Date added Added Oct 01, 2003
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 S5565 · Insulin cartridge for use in insulin delivery device other than pump; 150 units

  • HCPCS S5570 · Insulin delivery device, disposable pen (including insulin); 1.5 ml size


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”