Effective for dates of service on or after February 4, 2011, HCPCS code E0571 (Aerosol compressor, battery powered, for use with small volume nebulizer) will be invalid for claim submission to the Jurisdiction B DME MAC. Suppliers providing battery-powered aerosol compressors should bill existing HCPCS code E0570 (Nebulizer, with compressor).
For dates of service prior to February 4, 2011, claims for code E0571 will continue to have LCA applied. Claims with dates of services on or after February 4, 2011 will be rejected as invalid coding.
Refer to the nebulizers LCD for additional coverage, coding and documentation requirements.
Note: Products previously coded E0571 by the PDAC contractor will be end dated on February 3, 2011 and will be listed with E0570 with an effective date of February 4, 2011. These products will be listed on the Product Classification List which is located on DMECS. DMECS is located on the PDAC Web site.
Code E0571 (Aerosol compressor, battery powered, for use with small volume nebulizer) is invalid for claim submission to Jurisdiction B DME MAC. Claims for E0571 will be rejected as invalid coding for dates of service on or after February 4, 2011.