A9279 HCPCS Level II code: Monitoring feature/device, stand-alone or integrated, any type, includes all accessories, components and electronics, not otherwise classified
A9279 is the HCPCS code for “Monitoring feature/device, stand-alone or integrated, any type, includes all accessories, components and electronics, not otherwise classified” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A9279Monitoring feature/device, stand-alone or integrated, any type, includes all accessories, components and electronics, not otherwise classified
Short description: Monitoring feature/devicenoc
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A9279 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Non-covered by Medicare statute
- Medicare pricing
- Service not separately priced by Part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
- Type of service
- Other medical items or services
- BETOS category
- Other tests - other
- Coverage statute
- 1861(n)
- Added
- Jan 1, 2007
Where A9279 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A9279Monitoring feature/device, stand-alone or integrated, any type, includes all accessories, components and electronics, not otherwise classified
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 A9279 mean?
A9279 is the HCPCS code for “Monitoring feature/device, stand-alone or integrated, any type, includes all accessories, components and electronics, not otherwise classified” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A9279?
CMS lists A9279’s Medicare coverage as “Non-covered by Medicare statute” 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 A9279
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