Supplier Education on Use of Upgrades for Multi-Function Ventilators
Medicare’s multi-function ventilator policy applies to beneficiaries who are prescribed and meet the medical necessity coverage criteria for a ventilator and at least one of the four additional functions (namely, oxygen concentrator, cough stimulator, suction pump, and nebulizer). HCPCS code E0467 is used to describe multi-function ventilators. Starting in April 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) permanently suspended claims editing for multi-function ventilators when there are claims for separate devices in history that have not met their reasonable useful lifetime. This article also informs DME suppliers that effective immediately, you may provide and bill for multi-function ventilators described by code E0467 as an upgrade in situations where beneficiaries only meet the coverage criteria for a ventilator.
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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 03, 2020
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