A7012 — Water collection device, used with large volume nebulizer
HCPCS Level II A-code · short descriptor: “Nebulizer water collec devic”
- Code system
- HCPCS Level II
- Family
- A — Medical & surgical supplies, ambulance
- Medicare coverage status
- Carrier judgment — coverage decided by the DME MAC
- DMEPOS payment category
- Inexpensive or routinely purchased
- Prior authorization
- Not on Medicare required-PA list
- Face-to-face & WOPD
- Not on the required list
- MUE unit limit
- 6
- Status
- Active (HCPCS Level II October 2026)
Prior authorization
Not on the Medicare required-PA list (CMS Required Prior Authorization List — 74 items in force on 2026-10-16; 8 more from 2026-10-28; sources: CMS list updated 2026-01-13, CMS-6109-N (91 FR 47972)). Medicare Advantage and commercial plans set their own prior-authorization rules for this code — verify per plan before delivery.
Order readiness — what the written order must contain
Every Medicare DMEPOS claim needs a Standard Written Order with all six elements (42 CFR 410.38(d)):
- Beneficiary name or Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(A))
- General description of the item (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(B))
- Quantity to be dispensed, if applicable (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(C))
- Order date (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(D))
- Treating practitioner name or NPI (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(E))
- Treating practitioner signature (42 CFR 410.38(d)(1)(i)(F))
Not on the F2F/WOPD list (CMS Required F2F & WOPD List — 83 items in force on 2026-10-16; 22 more from 2026-10-28; sources: CMS list effective 2026-04-13 (91 FR 1250), CMS-6109-N (91 FR 47972)). The standard written order must reach the supplier before claim submission.
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A7012 Medicare fee schedule (October 2026)
NU — New purchase Inexpensive or routinely purchased
Medicare allowable ranges from $3.25 to $5.03 depending on state and rural status.
| State | Non-rural | Rural |
|---|---|---|
| AK | $3.89 | — |
| AL | $3.70 | $4.63 |
| AR | $3.70 | $4.63 |
| AZ | $3.25 | $4.63 |
| CA | $3.46 | $4.63 |
| CO | $3.60 | $4.63 |
| CT | $3.50 | $4.62 |
| DC | $3.42 | $4.22 |
| DE | $3.42 | $4.49 |
| FL | $3.70 | $4.50 |
| GA | $3.70 | $4.60 |
| HI | $4.03 | — |
| IA | $3.40 | $4.63 |
| ID | $3.60 | $4.63 |
| IL | $3.49 | $4.22 |
| IN | $3.49 | $4.24 |
| KS | $3.40 | $4.63 |
| KY | $3.70 | $4.63 |
| LA | $3.70 | $4.63 |
| MA | $3.50 | $4.61 |
| MD | $3.42 | $4.22 |
| ME | $3.50 | $4.63 |
| MI | $3.49 | $4.22 |
| MN | $3.40 | $4.25 |
| MO | $3.40 | $4.63 |
| MS | $3.70 | $4.63 |
| MT | $3.60 | $4.63 |
| NC | $3.70 | $4.59 |
| ND | $3.40 | $4.63 |
| NE | $3.40 | $4.63 |
| NH | $3.50 | $4.49 |
| NJ | $3.42 | $4.49 |
| NM | $3.25 | $4.63 |
| NV | $3.46 | $4.63 |
| NY | $3.42 | $4.49 |
| OH | $3.49 | $4.22 |
| OK | $3.25 | $4.63 |
| OR | $3.46 | $4.63 |
| PA | $3.42 | $4.49 |
| PR | $5.03 | — |
| RI | $3.50 | $4.49 |
| SC | $3.70 | $4.63 |
| SD | $3.40 | $4.63 |
| TN | $3.70 | $4.63 |
| TX | $3.25 | $4.50 |
| UT | $3.60 | $4.63 |
| VA | $3.70 | $4.22 |
| VI | $4.49 | — |
| VT | $3.50 | $4.59 |
| WA | $3.46 | $4.63 |
| WI | $3.49 | $4.24 |
| WV | $3.70 | $4.22 |
| WY | $3.60 | $4.63 |
Unit limit (MUE)
Medicare's Medically Unlikely Edit caps A7012 at 6 units per date of service (absolute). Units above the MUE deny — typically as CO-151. Rationale: Published Contractor Policy.
Common denial codes to watch
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