Table of content for "Splint digit" (HCPCS S8450)
General information on the “S8450” code
HCPCS Code: S8450
Long Description: Splint, prefabricated, digit (specify digit by use of modifier)
Short Description: Splint digit
Original information is taken from S8450 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
Processing Note Number: 0088
Berenson-Eggers Type of Service (BETOS): Z2 – Undefined codes
Type Of Service 1: P – Lump sum purchase of DME, prosthetics, orthotics
Misc information
Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity: 0
Code Added Date: 20020101
Code Effective Date: 20020101
Action Code: N – No maintenance for this code