Portable X-Ray Suppliers Billing and Coding Guidelines - Specialty 63 - JE Part B
Portable X-Ray Suppliers Billing and Coding Guidelines - Specialty 63
Clarification of non-coverage for EKG transportation
Original Article: January 1, 2018
The following codes are reimbursable for Portable X-Ray Suppliers (Specialty 63) along with single transportation or set-up to a location.
- 70100-70110
- 70140-70160
- 70190-70220
- 70250-70260
- 73060
- 70300-70330
- 70350-70355
- 71045
- 71046
- 71047
- 71048
- 72020-72050
- 72070
- 72100
- 72170-72190
- 72200-72220
- 73000-73030
- 73070
- 73080
- 73090
- 73100-73110
- 73120-73140
- 73501-73502
- 73521-73522
- 73551-73565
- 73590
- 73600-73610
- 73620-73660
- 74018
- 74019
- 74021
- 74022
Transportation
The transportation HCPCS codes R0070 or R0075 must be billed in conjunction with the above CPT® radiology codes. No transportation charge is payable unless the portable x-ray equipment used was actually transported to the location where the x-ray was taken.
Note: Medicare does not allow a transportation charge when the x-ray equipment is stored in a nursing home for use as needed; however, HCPCS code Q0092 for set-up payment is payable in such situations.
Portable X-Ray Suppliers are able to bill for portable EKGs using code 93000 or 93005. However, the transportation codes (HCPCS R0070, R0075, R0076) and the set-up code (HCPC Q0092) for the portable EKG equipment are not reimbursable by Medicare.
