EY HCPCS Level II modifier: No physician or other licensed health care provider order for this item or service
EY is a HCPCS Level II modifier: “No physician or other licensed health care provider order for this item or service.” It adds this detail to the code it is reported with.
Official description
EYNo physician or other licensed health care provider order for this item or service
Short description: No md order for item/service
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with EY in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Added
- Jan 1, 2003
Where EY sits
- 1GroupHCPCS modifiers
- 2Modifier EYNo physician or other licensed health care provider order for this item or service
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 EY mean?
EY is the HCPCS code for “No physician or other licensed health care provider order for this item or service” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Where is EY in the HCPCS Level II list?
EY is listed under Modifiers.
Does Medicare cover EY?
CMS lists EY’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment”. 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.
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