SA HCPCS Level II modifier: Nurse practitioner rendering service in collaboration with a physician
SA is a HCPCS Level II modifier: “Nurse practitioner rendering service in collaboration with a physician.” It adds this detail to the code it is reported with.
Official description
SANurse practitioner rendering service in collaboration with a physician
Short description: Nurse practitioner w physici
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with SA in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Not payable by Medicare
- Added
- Jul 1, 2001
Where SA sits
- 1GroupHCPCS modifiers
- 2Modifier SANurse practitioner rendering service in collaboration with a physician
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 SA mean?
SA is the HCPCS code for “Nurse practitioner rendering service in collaboration with a physician” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Where is SA in the HCPCS Level II list?
SA is listed under Modifiers.
Does Medicare cover SA?
CMS lists SA’s Medicare coverage as “Not payable by Medicare”. 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 SA
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