TMPPM 2008 > Provider Information > Claims Filing > Coding
HCPCS Codes
•Approved and released by CMS.
•Codes for both physician and non-physician services not contained in CPT (for example, ambulance, DME, prosthetics, and some medical codes).
•Updating: Responsibility of the CMS Maintenance Task Force.
•All alphanumeric consisting of a single alpha character (A through V) followed by four numeric digits.
•The single alpha character represents the following:
A
Supplies, ambulance, administrative, miscellaneous
B
Enteral and parenteral therapy
E
DME and oxygen
G
Procedures/professional (temporary)
H
Rehab and behavioral health services
J
Drugs (administered other than orally)
K
Durable Medical Equipment Regional Carriers (DMERC)
L
Orthotic and prosthetic procedures
M
Medical
P
Laboratory
Q
Temporary procedures
R
Radiology
S
Private payer
T
State Medicaid agency
V
Vision and hearing services
Approved and released by CMS.