List of HCPCS Ambulance Modifiers for coders

We have learnt about HCPCS level II modifiers in my previous post. Today, we will checkout the list of HCPCS ambulance modifiers used by medical coders in medical coding.

Code(s) 
Description

DD  
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to another Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H
 
DE   
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to a Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac.
 
DG   
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to a Hospital-based Dialysis Facility
 
DH   
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to a Hospital
 
DI   
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to a Site of ambulance transport modes transfer
 
DJ   
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to a Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility
 
DN   
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
 
DP   
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to a Physician’s office
 
DR   
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to a Residence
 
DS   
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to a Scene of Accident/Acute Event
 
DX   
Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H to an Intermediate Stop at Physician’s Office

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ED   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to a Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H
 
EE   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to another Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac.
 
EG   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to a Hospital-based Dialysis Facility
 
EH   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to a Hospital
 
EI   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to a Site of ambulance transport modes transfer
 
EJ   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to a Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility

 
EN   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
 
EP   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to a Physician’s office
 
ER   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to a Residence
 
ES   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to a Scene of Accident/Acute Event
 
EX   
Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac. to an Intermediate Stop at Physician’s Office
 
GD   
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to a Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H
 
GE   
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to a Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac.
 
GG   
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to another Hospital-based Dialysis Facility
 
GH   
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to a Hospital
 
GI   
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to a Site of ambulance transport modes transfer
 
GJ   
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to a Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility
 
GM  
MULTIPLE TRANSPORTS
 
GN  
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
 
GP   
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to a Physician’s office
 
GR   
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to a Residence
 
GS   
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to a Scene of Accident/Acute Event
 
GX   
Hospital-based Dialysis Facility to an Intermediate Stop at Physician’s Office
 
HD  
Hospital to a Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H
 
HE   
Hospital to a Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac.
 
HG   
Hospital to a Hospital-based Dialysis Facility
 
HH   
Hospital to another Hospital
 
HI   
Hospital to a Site of ambulance transport modes transfer

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HJ   
Hospital to a Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility
 
HN   
Hospital to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
 
HP   
Hospital to a Physician’s office
 
HR   
Hospital to a Residence
 
HS   
Hospital to a Scene of Accident/Acute Event
 
HX   
Hospital to an Intermediate Stop at Physician’s Office
 
ID   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to a Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H
 
IE   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to a Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac.
 
IG   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to a Hospital-based Dialysis Facility
 
IH   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to a Hospital
 
II   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to another Site of ambulance transport modes transfer
 
IJ   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to a Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility
 
IN   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
 
IP   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to a Physician’s office
 
IR   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to a Residence
 
IS   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to a Scene of Accident/Acute Event
 
IX   
Site of ambulance transport modes transfer to an Intermediate Stop at Physician’s Office
 
JD   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to a Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H
 
JE   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to a Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac.
 
JG   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to a Hospital-based Dialysis Facility
 
JH   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to a Hospital
 
JI   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to a Site of ambulance transport modes transfer
 
JJ   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to another Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility
 
JN   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
 
JP   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to a Physician’s office
 
JR   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to a Residence
 
JS   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to a Scene of Accident/Acute Event
 
JX   
Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility to an Intermediate Stop at Physician’s Office
 
ND   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H
 
NE   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac.
 
NG   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a Hospital-based Dialysis Facility
 
NH   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a Hospital
 
NI   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a Site of ambulance transport modes transfer
 
NJ   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility

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NN   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to another Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
 
NP   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a Physician’s office
 
NR   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a Residence
 
NS   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to a Scene of Accident/Acute Event
 
NX   
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) to an Intermediate Stop at Physician’s Office
 
PD   
Physician’s office to a Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H
 
PE   
Physician’s office to a Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac.
 
PG   
Physician’s office to a Hospital-based Dialysis Facility
 
PH   
Physician’s office to a Hospital
 
PI   
Physician’s office to a Site of ambulance transport modes transfer
 
PJ   
Physician’s office to a Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility
 
PN   
Physician’s office to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
 
PP   
Physician’s office to another Physician’s office
 
PR   
Physician’s office to a Residence
 
PS   
Physician’s office to a Scene of Accident/Acute Event
 
PX   
Physician’s office to an Intermediate Stop at Physician’s Office
 
QL   
PATIENT DIED AFTER AMB CALL
 
QM   
AMBULANCE ARR BY PROVIDER
 
QN   
AMBULANCE FURN BY PROVIDER
 
RD   
Residence to a Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H
 
RE   
Residence to a Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac.
 
RG   
Residence to a Hospital-based Dialysis Facility
 
RH   
Residence to a Hospital
 
RI   
Residence to a Site of ambulance transport modes transfer
 
RJ   
Residence to a Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility
 
RN   
Residence to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
 
RP   
Residence to a Physician’s office
 
RR   
Residence to another Residence
 
RS   
Residence to a Scene of Accident/Acute Event
 
RX   
Residence to an Intermediate Stop at Physician’s Office

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SD   
Scene of Accident/Acute Event to a Diagnostic/therapeutic site other than P/H
 
SE  
 Scene of Accident/Acute Event to a Residential/Domiciliary/Custodial fac.
 
SG  
 Scene of Accident/Acute Event to a Hospital-based Dialysis Facility
 
SH   
Scene of Accident/Acute Event to a Hospital
 
SI   
Scene of Accident/Acute Event to a Site of ambulance transport modes transfer
 
SJ   
Scene of Accident/Acute Event to a Non-Hospital-based Dialysis facility
 
SN   
Scene of Accident/Acute Event to a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
 
SP   
Scene of Accident/Acute Event to a Physician’s office
 
SR   
Scene of Accident/Acute Event to a Residence
 
SS   
Scene of Accident/Acute Event to another Scene of Accident/Acute Event
 
SX   
Scene of Accident/Acute Event to an Intermediate Stop at Physician’s Office