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August 16, 2018

Correct Coding – Porta-Lung® Negative Pressure Ventilator – Revised

DME MAC Joint Publication

This article has been updated to include a change in HCPCS code assignment for billing the Porta-Lung® negative pressure ventilator. Code E0460 was originally assigned to this product effective January 1, 1990. Code E0460 was terminated from the HCPCS Code Set effective December 31, 2015. For dates of service on or after January 1, 2016, the correct code for billing the Porta-Lung® negative pressure ventilator item is:

E0466 HOME VENTILATOR, ANY TYPE, USED WITH NON-INVASIVE INTERFACE, (E.G., MASK, CHEST SHELL)

This code is all-inclusive. Use of any other code(s) to describe the Porta-Lung® negative pressure ventilator, including the miscellaneous code E1399 (DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, MISCELLANEOUS), is incorrect coding.

All current DME products coded by the PDAC are found on the PDAC website on Durable Medical Equipment Coding System (DMECS), https://www.dmepdac.com/dmecsappExternal Website. For questions about correct coding, contact the PDAC Contact Center at (877) 735-1326 during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, or e-mail the PDAC by completing the DME PDAC Contact Form located on the PDAC website: https://www.dmepdac.comExternal Website.

Publication History

Publication Date: August 16, 2018
Revised: Updated HCPCS code assignment

Publication Date: July 20, 2011
Originally Published

Reviewed: 12.30.2022

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