Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04), Ch. 23 § 60.1
Record Layout for DMEPOS Fee Schedule
60.1 - Record Layout for DMEPOS Fee Schedule
(Rev. 12991; Issued: 12-13-24; Effective: 01-01-25; Implementation: 01-06-25)
Sort Sequence: Category, HCPCS, 1st Modifier, 2nd Modifier State
Field Name
Pic
Position
Comment
Year
X(4)
1 - 4
Applicable Update Year
HCPCS Code
X(5)
5 - 9
All current year active and deleted codes subject
to DMEPOS floors and ceilings
1st Modifier
X(2)
10 - 11
2nd Modifier
X(2)
12 - 13
Jurisdiction
X
14
D = DME MAC Jurisdiction
L = Local A/B MAC (B) jurisdiction
J = Joint DME MAC/A/B MAC (B) jurisdiction
Category
X(2)
15 - 16
IN = Inexpensive/Routinely Purchased
FS = Frequently Serviced
CR = Capped Rental
OX = Oxygen & Oxygen Equipment
OS = Ostomy, Tracheostomy & Urologicals
SD = Surgical Dressings
PO = Prosthetics & Orthotics
SU = Supplies
TE = TENS
TS = Therapeutic Shoes
SC = Splints and Casts
IL = Intraocular Lenses
LC = Lymphedema Compression Treatment
Items
LT = Labor Rate
HCPCS Action
X
17
Indicates active/delete status in HCPCS file
A = Active Code
D = Deleted Code, price provided for grace
period processing only
Region
X(2)
18 - 19
This amount is not used for pricing claims. It is
on file for informational purposes.
00 = For all non Prosthetic and Orthotic Services
01 - 10 = For Prosthetic and Orthotic Services
only. This field denotes the applicable regional
fee schedule.
State
X(2)
20 - 21
Original Base Fee
9(5)V99 22 - 28
This amount is not used for pricing claims. It is
on file for informational purposes. For capped
rental services, this amount represents the base
fee after adjustments for rebasing and statewide
conversions. The base year for E0607 and
L8603 is 1995. Since pricing amounts for E1405
and E1406 are developed by summing pricing
amounts from source codes, they do not have a
true base fee. For these codes, this field will be
filled with zeros.
Beginning January 1, 2016, this field will
include the Competitive Bidding Rural Fee
Amount for specific HCPCS codes. A new
indicator field (RURAL FEE INDICATOR)
shall be populated with a value of “R” when the
Rural Fee is present in this field.
Ceiling
9(5)V99 29 - 35
This amount is not used for pricing claims. It is
on file for informational purposes and could be
integrated into other processes (i.e., IR review,
validation, inquiries). NOTE: Since E0607 is
priced via national IR, it is not priced using
floors and ceilings. For E0607, this field will be
filled with zeros. Since pricing amounts for
E1405 and E1406 are developed by summing
pricing amounts from source codes, they are not
subject to ceilings and floors. Since non-mail
order (no-KL) codes A4233, A4234, A4235,
A4236, A4253, A4256, A4258, and A4259 are
priced using National Mail order single payment
amounts, they are not subject to ceilings and
floors. Splints, casts and intraocular lenses are
national fee schedule amounts not subject to
ceilings. For these codes, this field will be filled
with zeros. Beginning January 1, 2016, this field
will also be filled with zeros for codes whose
fees are adjusted using DMEPOS competitive
bid information. Labor rates and lymphedema
compression treatment items are not subject to
ceilings.
Floor
9(5)V99 36 - 42
This amount is not used for pricing claims. It is
on file for informational purposes and could be
integrated into other processes (i.e., IR review,
validation, inquiries). NOTE: Since E0607 is
priced via national IR, it is not priced using
floors and ceilings. For E0607, this field will be
filled with zeros. Since pricing amounts for
E1405 and E1406 are developed by summing
pricing amounts from source codes, they are not
subject to ceilings and floors. Since non-mail
order (no-KL) codes A4233, A4234, A4235,
A4236, A4253, A4256, A4258, and A4259 are
priced using National Mail order single payment
amounts, they are not subject to ceilings and
floors. Splints, casts and intraocular lenses are
national fee schedule amounts not subject to
floors. For these codes, this field will be filled
with zeros. Beginning January 1, 2016, this field
will also be filled with zeros for codes whose
fees are adjusted using DMEPOS competitive
bid information. Labor rates and lymphedema
compression treatment items are not subject to
floors.
Updated Fee Schedule
Amount
9(5)V99 43 - 49
Amount used for pricing.
Filler
X
50
Set to spaces
Pricing Change
Indicator
X
51
0 = No change to the updated fee schedule
amount since previous release.
1 = A change has occurred to the updated fee
schedule amount since the previous release.
Rural Fee Indicator
X(01)
R = Rural Fee is present in the Original Base Fee
field
Filler
X(8)
53 - 60
Set to spaces