A0190 HCPCS Level II code: Non-emergency transportation: ancillary: meals-recipient
A0190 is the HCPCS code for “Non-emergency transportation: ancillary: meals-recipient” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A0190Non-emergency transportation: ancillary: meals-recipient
Short description: Noner transport meals recip
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A0190 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Not payable by Medicare
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Ambulance
- BETOS category
- Ambulance
- Added
- Jan 1, 1984
Where A0190 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A0190Non-emergency transportation: ancillary: meals-recipient
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code A0190 mean?
A0190 is the HCPCS code for “Non-emergency transportation: ancillary: meals-recipient” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A0190?
CMS lists A0190’s Medicare coverage as “Not payable by Medicare” and its pricing as “Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside A0190
All A codesA0120Non-emergency transportation: mini-bus, mountain area transports, or other transportation systemsA0130Non-emergency transportation: wheelchair vanA0140Non-emergency transportation and air travel (private or commercial) intra or inter stateA0160Non-emergency transportation: per mile - case worker or social workerA0170Transportation ancillary: parking fees, tolls, otherA0180Non-emergency transportation: ancillary: lodging-recipientA0200Non-emergency transportation: ancillary: lodging escortA0210Non-emergency transportation: ancillary: meals-escortA0225Ambulance service, neonatal transport, base rate, emergency transport, one wayA0380Bls mileage (per mile)A0382Bls routine disposable suppliesA0384Bls specialized service disposable supplies; defibrillation (used by als ambulances and bls ambulances in jurisdictions where defibrillation is permitted in bls ambulances)