A0420 – Ambulance waiting time (als or bls), one half (1/2) hour increments

Long description

Ambulance waiting time (als or bls), one half (1/2) hour increments

Short description

Ambulance waiting 1/2 hr

Pricing indicator

00 Not separately priced by Part B (bundled, not covered or Part A only)

Medicare coverage

I Not payable by Medicare

BETOS category

O1A Ambulance

Added

January 1, 1995

Last change

January 1, 2014 – No change

Nearby A codes

• A0380 – Bls mileage (per mile)
• A0382 – Bls routine disposable supplies
• A0384 – Bls specialized service disposable supplies; defibrillation (used by als ambulances and bls ambulances in jurisdictions where defibrillation is permitted in bls ambulances)
• A0390 – Als mileage (per mile)
• A0392 – Als specialized service disposable supplies; defibrillation (to be used only in jurisdictions where defibrillation cannot be performed in bls ambulances)
• A0394 – Als specialized service disposable supplies; iv drug therapy
• A0396 – Als specialized service disposable supplies; esophageal intubation
• A0398 – Als routine disposable supplies
• A0422 – Ambulance (als or bls) oxygen and oxygen supplies, life sustaining situation
• A0424 – Extra ambulance attendant, ground (als or bls) or air (fixed or rotary winged); (requires medical review)
• A0425 – Ground mileage, per statute mile
• A0426 – Ambulance service, advanced life support, non-emergency transport, level 1 (als 1)
• A0427 – Ambulance service, advanced life support, emergency transport, level 1 (als 1 - emergency)
• A0428 – Ambulance service, basic life support, non-emergency transport, (bls)
• A0429 – Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)
• A0430 – Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (fixed wing)