HCPCS Code Details - S8421

HCPCS Level II Code
Commercial Payers (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code S8421
Description

Long description:
Gradient pressure aid (sleeve and glove combination), ready made

Short description:
Ready gradient sleev/glov

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 Jan 01, 2002
Date added Added Jan 01, 2002
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 S8420 · Gradient pressure aid (sleeve and glove combination), custom made

  • HCPCS S8422 · Gradient pressure aid (sleeve), custom made, medium weight

  • HCPCS S8423 · Gradient pressure aid (sleeve), custom made, heavy weight

  • HCPCS S8424 · Gradient pressure aid (sleeve), ready made

  • HCPCS S8425 · Gradient pressure aid (glove), custom made, medium weight

  • HCPCS S8426 · Gradient pressure aid (glove), custom made, heavy weight

  • HCPCS S8427 · Gradient pressure aid (glove), ready made

  • HCPCS S8428 · Gradient pressure aid (gauntlet), ready made


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”