911 is called by the physician for an ambulance with non-emergency basic life support to pick up a patient from his office that had fainted. The patient was taken to the hospital. What HCPCS
Level II coding is reported for the ambulance's service?
To select the correct HCPCS Level II code for a non-emergency ambulance service, we focus on the following components:
A0428 represents "Ambulance service, Basic Life Support (BLS), non-emergency transport," which is appropriate here as the patient was transported with non-emergency BLS following a fainting episode. This eliminates options B and D, which indicate "emergency" (A0429).
QM Modifier indicates "Ambulance service provided under arrangement by a provider of services," relevant when a physician arranges the ambulance transport.
PH Modifier specifies "Physician’s office to hospital" transport, matching the scenario where the patient was taken from the physician’s office to the hospital.
Thus, A0428-QM-PH accurately describes a non-emergency BLS transport arranged by a provider from a physician's office to the hospital, aligning with choice A.
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