R0076 HCPCS Level II code: Transportation of portable ekg to facility or location, per patient
R0076 is the HCPCS code for “Transportation of portable ekg to facility or location, per patient” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
R0076Transportation of portable ekg to facility or location, per patient
Short description: Transport portable ekg
HCPCS · United States
Notes for R0076
As CMS prints them, with any note R0076 takes from the headings above it.
Note
- CMS processing note 0061: IN 1997, PAYMENT FOR R0076 IS BUNDLED INTO THE PAYMENT FOR THE REPORTED EKG SERVICE. IN 1998, PER BALANCED BUDGET ACT OF 1997, SEPARATE PAYMENT FOR R0076 IS MANDATED.
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with R0076 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Special coverage instructions apply
- Medicare pricing
- Physician fee schedule – Price established by carriers (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion)
- Type of service
- Diagnostic laboratory
- BETOS category
- Standard imaging - other
- Added
- Jan 1, 1984
Where R0076 sits
- 1R codesDiagnostic radiology services
- 2Active code R0076Transportation of portable ekg to facility or location, per patient
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 R0076 mean?
R0076 is the HCPCS code for “Transportation of portable ekg to facility or location, per patient” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover R0076?
CMS lists R0076’s Medicare coverage as “Special coverage instructions apply” and its pricing as “Physician fee schedule – Price established by carriers (e.g., not otherwise classified, individual determination, carrier discretion)”. 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.