A0434 – Specialty care transport (sct)

Long description

Specialty care transport (sct)

Short description

Specialty care transport

Pricing indicator

52 Reasonable charge

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

O1A Ambulance

Added

January 1, 2001

Last change

January 1, 2001 – No change

Nearby A codes

• 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)
• A0431 – Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (rotary wing)
• A0432 – Paramedic intercept (pi), rural area, transport furnished by a volunteer ambulance company which is prohibited by state law from billing third party payers
• A0433 – Advanced life support, level 2 (als 2)
• A0435 – Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile
• A0436 – Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile
• A0888 – Noncovered ambulance mileage, per mile (e.g., for miles traveled beyond closest appropriate facility)
• A0998 – Ambulance response and treatment, no transport
• A0999 – Unlisted ambulance service
• A2001 – Innovamatrix ac, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
• A2002 – Mirragen advanced wound matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)
• A2004 – Xcellistem, 1 mg