Table of content for "Ambulance waiting 1/2 hr" (HCPCS A0420)
General information on the “A0420” code
HCPCS Code: A0420
Long Description: Ambulance waiting time (als or bls), one half (1/2) hour increments
Short Description: Ambulance waiting 1/2 hr
Original information is taken from A0420 page
Pricing indicators
Pricing Indicator Code 1: 00 – Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by part a only, etc.)
Multiple Pricing Indicator Code 9 : Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99')
Certification and additional reference information
Coverage
Coverage: I – Not payable by Medicare
Type of service
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS): O1A – Ambulance
Type Of Service 1: D – Ambulance (eff 04/95)
Misc information
Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity: 0
Code Added Date: 19950101
Code Effective Date: 20140101
Action Code: N – No maintenance for this code