A0435 HCPCS Level II code: Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile
A0435 is the HCPCS code for “Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A0435Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile
Short description: Fixed wing air mileage
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A0435 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Reasonable charge
- Type of service
- Ambulance
- BETOS category
- Ambulance
- Added
- Jan 1, 2001
Where A0435 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A0435Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile
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 A0435 mean?
A0435 is the HCPCS code for “Fixed wing air mileage, per statute mile” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A0435?
CMS lists A0435’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Reasonable charge”. 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 A0435
All A codesA0429Ambulance service, basic life support, emergency transport (bls-emergency)A0430Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (fixed wing)A0431Ambulance service, conventional air services, transport, one way (rotary wing)A0432Paramedic intercept (pi), rural area, transport furnished by a volunteer ambulance company which is prohibited by state law from billing third party payersA0433Advanced life support, level 2 (als 2)A0434Specialty care transport (sct)A0436Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mileA0888Noncovered ambulance mileage, per mile (e.g., for miles traveled beyond closest appropriate facility)A0998Ambulance response and treatment, no transportA0999Unlisted ambulance serviceA2001Innovamatrix ac, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)A2002Mirragen advanced wound matrix, per square centimeter (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)