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L11562 PATIENT LIFTS

 

Region IV

DME

Jurisdiction C

 

08/05/2011

 

 

• For any item to be covered by Medicare, it must

o be eligible for a defined Medicare benefit category

o be reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member

o Meet all other applicable Medicare statutory and regulatory requirements.

o For the items addressed in this local coverage determination, the criteria for "reasonable and necessary", based on Social Security Act § 1862(a) (1) (A) provisions, are defined by the following indications and limitations of coverage and/or medical necessity.

• For an item to be covered by Medicare, a written signed and dated order must be received by the supplier before a claim is submitted.

o If the supplier bills for an item addressed in this policy without first receiving the completed order, the item will be denied as not reasonable and necessary.

• A patient lift is covered if transfer between bed and a chair, wheelchair, or commode is required and, without the use of a lift, the patient would be bed confined.

• A patient lift described by codes E0630 or E0635, E0639, or E0640 is covered if the basic coverage criteria are met. If the coverage criteria are not met, the lift will be denied as not reasonable and necessary.

• A multi-positional patient transfer system (E0636, E1035, E1036) is covered if both of the following criteria 1 and 2 are met:

o The basic coverage criteria for a lift are met

o The patient requires supine positioning for transfers.

• If either criterion 1 or 2 is not met, codes E0636, E1035, and E1036 will be denied as not reasonable and necessary.

• If coverage is provided for code E1035 or E1036, payment will be discontinued for any other mobility assistive equipment, including but not limited to:

o Canes

o Crutches

o Walkers

o rollabout chairs

o transfer chairs, manual wheelchairs

o power-operated vehicles

o power wheelchairs.

• Code E0621 is covered as an accessory when ordered as a replacement for a covered patient lift.

 

 

Bill Type Codes:

• Contractors may specify Bill Types to help providers identify those Bill Types typically used to report this service.

• Absence of a Bill Type does not guarantee that the policy does not apply to that Bill Type.

• Complete absence of all Bill Types indicates that coverage is not influenced by Bill Type and the policy should be assumed to apply equally to all claims.

 

Revenue Codes:

• Contractors may specify Revenue Codes to help providers identify those Revenue Codes typically used to report this service.

• In most instances Revenue Codes are purely advisory; unless specified in the policy services reported under other Revenue Codes are equally subject to this coverage determination.

• Complete absence of all Revenue Codes indicates that coverage is not influenced by Revenue Code and the policy should be assumed to apply equally to all Revenue Codes.

 

 

CPT/HCPCS Codes

The appearance of a code in this section does not necessarily indicate coverage.

 

 

HCPCS MODIFIER:

 

EY – No physician or other licensed health care provider order for this item or service

 

GA – Waiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy, individual case

 

GZ – Item or service expected to be denied as not reasonable and necessary

 

KX - Requirements specified in the medical policy have been met

 

 

HCPCS CODES:

 

E0621 SLING OR SEAT, PATIENT LIFT, CANVAS OR NYLON

E0625 PATIENT LIFT, BATHROOM OR TOILET, NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED

E0630 PATIENT LIFT, HYDRAULIC OR MECHANICAL, INCLUDES ANY SEAT, SLING, STRAP(S) OR PAD(S)

E0635 PATIENT LIFT, ELECTRIC WITH SEAT OR SLING

E0636 MULTIPOSITIONAL PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEM, WITH INTEGRATED LIFT, PATIENT ACCESSIBLE CONTROLS

E0639 PATIENT LIFT, MOVEABLE FROM ROOM TO ROOM WITH DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY, INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS/ACCESSORIES

E0640 PATIENT LIFT, FIXED SYSTEM, INCLUDES ALL COMPONENTS/ACCESSORIES

E1035 MULTI-POSITIONAL PATIENT TRANSFER SYSTEM, WITH INTEGRATED SEAT, OPERATED BY CARE GIVER, PATIENT WEIGHT CAPACITY UP TO AND INCLUDING 300 LBS

E1036 MULTI-POSITIONAL PATIENT TRANSFER SYSTEM, EXTRA-WIDE, WITH INTEGRATED SEAT, OPERATED BY CAREGIVER, PATIENT WEIGHT CAPACITY GREATER THAN 300 LBS

 

 

Documentations Requirements

• Section 1833(e) of the Social Security Act precludes payment to any provider of services unless "there has been furnished such information as may be necessary in order to determine the amounts due such provider."

o It is expected that the patient's medical records will reflect the need for the care provided.

o The patient's medical records include the physician's office records, hospital records, nursing home records, home health agency records, records from other healthcare professionals and test reports. This documentation must be available upon request.

• An order for each item billed must be signed and dated by the treating physician, kept on file by the supplier, and made available upon request. Items billed before a signed and dated order has been received by the supplier must be submitted with an EY modifier added to each affected HCPCS code.

• The patient’s medical record must contain information demonstrating that all of the applicable coverage criteria are met. This information must be available upon request.

• When an upgrade is provided, the GA, GK, GL, and/or GZ modifiers must be used to indicate the upgrade.

 

• KX, GA, GZ MODIFIERS

• Suppliers must add a KX modifier to codes E0636, E1035 and E1036 only if all of the coverage criteria in the “Indications and Limitations of Coverage and or Medical Necessity” section of this policy have been met and evidence of such is retained in the supplier’s files and available to the DME MAC upon request.

• If all of the criteria in the Indications and Limitations of Coverage and/or Medical Necessity section have not been met, the GA or GZ modifier must be added to the code.

o When there is an expectation of a medical necessity denial, suppliers must enter the GA modifier on the claim line if they have obtained a properly executed Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) or the GZ modifier if they

have not obtained a valid ABN.

• Claims lines billed with codes without a KX, GA or GZ modifier will be rejected as missing information.

• Refer to the Supplier Manual for more information on documentation requirements.

 

Sources of Information and Basis for Decision

 

A23976 - Patient Lifts - Policy Article - Effective January 2010

 

Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for Patient Lifts (L11562)