Extended Care Health Option (ECHO)
Chapter 9
Section 11.1
Transportation
Issue Date: January 23, 1984
Copyright: CPT only © 2006 American Medical
Association (or such other date of publication of CPT).
All Rights Reserved.
Revision:
1.0 CPT CODE
99082: Unusual travel
2.0 HCPCS CODES
Level II Codes A0100 - A0140,
A0170
3.0 POLICY
3.1 Transportation
of an institutionalized Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) beneficiary
to or from a facility or institution to receive otherwise allowable
services or items through the ECHO may be cost-shared.
3.2 Transportation of an accompanying
medical attendant to ensure the safe transport of the ECHO beneficiary
may be cost-shared.
3.3 A public
facility use certification is not required for the transportation
unless the care is being provided by the public facility.
3.4 The reimbursement rate for
the use of a privately-owned vehicle, regardless of the number of
ECHO family members being transported, is limited to the Federal
Government employee mileage reimbursement rate in effect on the
trip date.
3.5 Transportation by means other
than a privately-owned vehicle will be reimbursed on the basis of
actual costs.
4.0 EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2005.
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