C9285

Lidocaine 70 mg/tetracaine 70 mg, per patch

Code type: HCPCS Level II
Coverage: Special coverage instructions
BETOS category: O1E
Pricing indicator: 53
Effective date: 20140101

CMS processing note"C" CODES ARE UNIQUE TEMPORARY PRICING CODES THAT WERE INITIALLY ESTABLISHED BY CMS FOR THE HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (OPPS). THE "C" CODES ARE USED ON MEDICARE OPPS CLAIMS BUT MAY ALSO BE RECOGNIZED ON CLAIMS FROM OTHER PROVIDERS OR BY OTHER PAYMENT SYSTEMS. *

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