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Mechanical In-exsufflation Devices - Policy Article

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Mechanical In-exsufflation Devices - Policy Article
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10/01/2015
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NON-MEDICAL NECESSITY COVERAGE AND PAYMENT RULES

For any item to be covered by Medicare, it must 1) be eligible for a defined Medicare benefit category, 2) be reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member, and 3) meet all other applicable Medicare statutory and regulatory requirements. Information provided in this policy article relates to determinations other than those based on Social Security Act §1862(a)(1)(A) provisions (i.e. “reasonable and necessary”).

Mechanical in-exsufflation equipment is covered under the Durable Medical Equipment benefit (Social Security Act §1861(s)(6)). In order for a beneficiary’s equipment to be eligible for reimbursement the reasonable and necessary (R&N) requirements set out in the related Local Coverage Determination must be met. In addition, there are specific statutory payment policy requirements, discussed below, that also must be met.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DMEPOS ITEMS PURSUANT TO Final Rule 1713 (84 Fed. Reg Vol 217)

Final Rule 1713 (84 Fed. Reg Vol 217) requires a face-to-face encounter and a Written Order Prior to Delivery (WOPD) for specified HCPCS codes. CMS and the DME MACs provide a list of the specified codes, which is periodically updated. The required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List is available here.

Claims for the specified items subject to Final Rule 1713 (84 Fed. Reg Vol 217) that do not meet the face-to-face encounter and WOPD requirements specified in the LCD-related Standard Documentation Requirements Article (A55426) will be denied as not reasonable and necessary.

If a supplier delivers an item prior to receipt of a WOPD, it will be denied as not reasonable and necessary. If the WOPD is not obtained prior to delivery, payment will not be made for that item even if a WOPD is subsequently obtained by the supplier. If a similar item is subsequently provided by an unrelated supplier who has obtained a WOPD, it will be eligible for coverage.


POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

In addition to policy specific documentation requirements, there are general documentation requirements that are applicable to all DMEPOS policies. These general requirements are located in the DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS section of the LCD.

Refer to the LCD-related Standard Documentation Requirements article, located at the bottom of this Policy Article under the Related Local Coverage Documents section for additional information regarding GENERAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS and the POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS discussed below.

Reimbursement may be made for replacement of A7020 (INTERFACE FOR COUGH STIMULATING DEVICE, INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS, REPLACEMENT ONLY) only if the beneficiary owns or is purchasing the mechanical in-exsufflation device.

The diagnosis code that justifies the need for these items must be included on the claim.


CODING GUIDELINES

Mechanical in-exsufflation devices are designed to slowly inflate the lungs with positive pressure during inspiration and simulate cough with rapidly applied negative pressure during expiration.

HCPCS code A7020 (INTERFACE FOR COUGH STIMULATING DEVICE, INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS, REPLACEMENT ONLY) is for replacement only. It must not be billed at the time of initial issue.

HCPCS code E0467 (HOME VENTILATOR, MULTI-FUNCTION RESPIRATORY DEVICE, ALSO PERFORMS ANY OR ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF OXYGEN CONCENTRATION, DRUG NEBULIZATION, ASPIRATION, AND COUGH STIMULATION, INCLUDES ALL ACCESSORIES, COMPONENTS AND SUPPLIES FOR ALL FUNCTIONS) describes a ventilator that integrates the function of multiple types of equipment into a single device. Code E0467 combines the function of a ventilator with all of the following:

  • Oxygen equipment
  • Nebulizer and compressor
  • Aspirator (suction device)
  • Cough stimulator (multiple products)

If the multifunction ventilator does not include all of the functions listed above, then the ventilator must not be coded as E0467. Multifunction ventilators that combine some but not all, of the listed functions, must be coded as E1399 (DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MISCELLANEOUS).

Positive airway pressure (PAP) devices, respiratory assist devices (RAD), and custom fabricated oral appliances, are considered same or similar to the features of products coded E0467.

The following mechanical in-exsufflation HCPCS codes for individual items are included in the functionality of code E0467:

  • HCPCS codes E0482 and A7020

For E0467 claims with dates of service before April 3, 2020:

Claims for any of the HCPCS codes listed above that are submitted on the same claim or that overlap any date(s) of service for E0467 is considered to be unbundling.

In addition, any claim for repair (HCPCS code K0739 for labor and any HCPCS code for replacement items) of beneficiary-owned equipment identified by HCPCS codes listed above is considered as unbundling if the date(s) of service for the repair overlaps any date(s) of service for code E0467.

Claims for code E0467 with a date(s) of service that overlaps date(s) of service for any of the following scenarios are considered as a claim for same or similar equipment when the beneficiary:

  • Is currently in a rental month for any of the items listed above
  • Owns any of the equipment listed above that has not reached the end of its reasonable useful lifetime.

For E0467 claims with dates of service on or after April 3, 2020:

Any claim for repair (HCPCS code K0739 for labor and any HCPCS code for replacement items) of beneficiary-owned equipment identified by HCPCS codes listed above is considered as unbundling if the date(s) of service for the repair overlaps any date(s) of service for code E0467.

Claims for code E0467 with a date(s) of service that overlaps date(s) of service in a rental month for any of the items listed above are considered as a claim for same or similar equipment.

CODING VERIFICATION REVIEW

The only products which may be billed using the following list of HCPCS codes are those for which a written coding verification review (CVR) has been made by the PDAC contractor and subsequently published on the Product Classification List (PCL). Information concerning the documentation that must be submitted to the PDAC for a CVR can be found on the PDAC website or by contacting the PDAC. A PCL with products which have received a coding verification can be found on the PDAC website. The effective date of the CVR is included for each code.

Effective for claims with dates of service on or after January 1, 2022:

E0467

If a product is billed to Medicare using a HCPCS code that requires written CVR, but the product is not on the PCL for that particular HCPCS code, then the claim line will be denied as incorrect coding.

Suppliers should contact the Pricing, Data Analysis and Coding (PDAC) Contractor for guidance on the correct coding of these items.

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For HCPCS Codes E0482, A7020:

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B91 Sequelae of poliomyelitis
E74.02 Pompe disease
E74.05 Lysosome-associated membrane protein 2 [LAMP2] deficiency
G12.0 Infantile spinal muscular atrophy, type I [Werdnig-Hoffman]
G12.1 Other inherited spinal muscular atrophy
G12.20 Motor neuron disease, unspecified
G12.21 Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
G12.22 Progressive bulbar palsy
G12.23 Primary lateral sclerosis
G12.24 Familial motor neuron disease
G12.25 Progressive spinal muscle atrophy
G12.29 Other motor neuron disease
G12.8 Other spinal muscular atrophies and related syndromes
G12.9 Spinal muscular atrophy, unspecified
G14 Postpolio syndrome
G35 Multiple sclerosis
G70.01 Myasthenia gravis with (acute) exacerbation
G71.00 Muscular dystrophy, unspecified
G71.01 Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy
G71.02 Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
G71.031 Autosomal dominant limb girdle muscular dystrophy
G71.032 Autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to calpain-3 dysfunction
G71.033 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to dysferlin dysfunction
G71.0340 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to sarcoglycan dysfunction, unspecified
G71.0341 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to alpha sarcoglycan dysfunction
G71.0342 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to beta sarcoglycan dysfunction
G71.0349 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to other sarcoglycan dysfunction
G71.035 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy due to anoctamin-5 dysfunction
G71.038 Other limb girdle muscular dystrophy
G71.039 Limb girdle muscular dystrophy, unspecified
G71.09 Other specified muscular dystrophies
G71.11 Myotonic muscular dystrophy
G71.20 Congenital myopathy, unspecified
G71.21 Nemaline myopathy
G71.220 X-linked myotubular myopathy
G71.228 Other centronuclear myopathy
G71.29 Other congenital myopathy
G72.41 Inclusion body myositis [IBM]
G80.0 Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy
G82.50 Quadriplegia, unspecified
G82.51 Quadriplegia, C1-C4 complete
G82.52 Quadriplegia, C1-C4 incomplete
G82.53 Quadriplegia, C5-C7 complete
G82.54 Quadriplegia, C5-C7 incomplete
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Revision History Information

Revision History Date Revision History Number Revision History Explanation
10/01/2023 R16

Revision Effective Date: 10/01/2023
ICD-10-CM CODES THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Added: ICD-10-CM code E74.05 to Group 1 Codes due to ICD-10-CM code updates

09/21/2023: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

05/25/2023 R15

Revision Effective Date: 05/25/2023
ICD-10-CM CODES THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Added: ICD-10-CM code G80.0 to Group 1 Codes

05/25/2023: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

10/01/2022 R14

Revision Effective Date: 10/01/2022
ICD-10 CODES THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Added: ICD-10-CM codes G71.031, G71.032, G71.033, G71.0340, G71.0341, G71.0342, G71.0349, G71.035, G71.038, G71.039 to Group 1 Codes due to ICD-10-CM code updates

09/22/2022: At this time the 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

10/01/2021 R13

Revision Effective Date: 10/01/2021
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DMEPOS ITEMS PURSUANT TO FINAL RULE 1713 (84 FED. REG VOL 217):
Removed: “The link will be located here once it is available.”
Added: “The required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List is available here.” with a hyperlink to the list

04/14/2022: At this time the 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

10/01/2021 R12

Revision Effective Date: 10/01/2021
CODING GUIDELINES:
Revised: Coding instructions for multifunction ventilators (E0467) (Effective 01/01/2019)
CODING VERIFICATION REVIEW:
Added: Section header and PDAC coding verification review (CVR) information
Added: CVR requirement for products coded E0467

11/11/2021: At this time the 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

10/01/2021 R11

Revision Effective Date: 10/01/2021
ICD-10-CM CODES THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Revised: ICD-10-CM code description for G71.20 due to annual ICD-10-CM Code updates

10/07/2021: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

10/01/2020 R10

Revision Effective Date: 10/01/2020
POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Added: Reimbursement statement for replacement of A7020
ICD-10 CODES THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Added: A7020 to Group 1 Paragraph

03/18/2021: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

10/01/2020 R9

Revision Effective Date: 10/01/2020
ICD-10 CODES THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Removed: ICD-10 code G71.2 from Group 1, due to annual ICD-10 Code updates
Added: ICD-10 codes G71.20, G71.21, G71.220, G71.228, G71.29 to Group 1 codes, due to annual ICD-10 Code updates

09/24/2020: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

04/03/2020 R8

Revision Effective Date: 04/03/2020
CODING GUIDELINES:
Revised: Guidance for billing HCPCS code E0467 based on DOS

07/16/2020: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

01/01/2020 R7

Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2020
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DMEPOS ITEMS PURSUANT TO 42 CFR 410.38(g):
Removed: Due to Final Rule 1713
REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC DMEPOS ITEMS PURSUANT TO FINAL RULE 1713 (84 Fed. Reg Vol 217):
Added: Section information based on Final Rule 1713
ICD-10 CODES THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Revised: Section header “ICD-10 Codes that are Covered” updated to “ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity”
ICD-10 CODES THAT DO NOT SUPPORT MEDICAL NECESSITY:
Revised: Section header “ICD-10 Codes that are Not Covered” updated to “ICD-10 Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity”


02/06/2020: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

01/01/2019 R6

Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2019
CODING GUIDELINES:
Revised: E0467 Coding Guidelines to include custom fabricated oral appliances

04/04/2019: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

01/01/2019 R5

Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2019
CODING GUIDELINES:
Added: E0467 Coding Guidelines
ICD-10 CODES THAT ARE COVERED:
Added: All diagnosis codes formerly listed in the LCD
Added: ICD-10 codes E74.02 and G70.01
ICD-10 CODES THAT ARE NOT COVERED:
Added: Notation excluding all unlisted diagnosis codes from coverage

02/21/2019: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

01/01/2017 R4

Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2017
NON-MEDICAL NECESSITY COVERAGE AND PAYMENT RULES
Added: 42 CFR 410.38(g) language, previously in Policy Specific Documentation Requirement section

04/05/2018: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs that restrict coverage, which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination

01/01/2017 R3 Revision Effective Date: 01/01/2017
POLICY SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS:
Added: 42 CFR 410.38(g) requirements
RELATED LOCAL COVERAGE DOCUMENTS:
Added: LCD-related Standard Documentation Requirements Language Article
07/01/2016 R2 Effective July 1, 2016 oversight for DME MAC Articles is the responsibility of CGS Administrators, LLC 18003 and 17013 and Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC 19003 and 16013. No other changes have been made to the Articles.
10/01/2015 R1 Revision Effective Date: 10/01/2015
NON-MEDICAL NECESSITY COVERAGE AND PAYMENT RULES:
Removed: “When required by state law” from ACA new prescription requirements
Revised: Face-to-Face Requirements for treating practitioner
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