NEMT glossary
The words and billing codes you will see in broker contracts, Medicaid manuals, and trip records.
Billing codes
- A0080 A0080 is the HCPCS code for volunteer driver mileage. Its official meaning, who can bill it, how volunteer programs claim it, and 2026 state rates per mile.
- A0090 A0090 is the HCPCS code for mileage when a family member, neighbor, or the rider drives. What it means, who can be paid, how gas reimbursement works, and rates.
- A0100 A0100 is the HCPCS code for a non-emergency taxi ride. How states define a unit, the modifiers they use, 2026 rates, and how it differs from sedan codes.
- A0130 A0130 is the HCPCS code for a non-emergency wheelchair van trip. Its official meaning, the mileage code that goes with it, modifiers, and 2026 state rates.
- Origin and destination modifiers NEMT origin and destination modifiers show where a ride started and ended. Every letter, worked trip examples, state rules, and the mistakes that cause denials.
- T2003 T2003 is the HCPCS code for a non-emergency ride billed per trip: what it means, units, modifiers, and 2026 rates in Texas, Indiana, Minnesota, and Louisiana.
- T2005 T2005 is the HCPCS code for a non-emergency stretcher van trip. Its official meaning, the T2049 mileage code, modifiers, and 2026 state rates with examples.
Brokers and Medicaid
Dispatch and operations
- Deadhead miles Deadhead miles are the miles a NEMT vehicle drives with no rider on board. Why Medicaid rarely pays for them, how to measure them, and what each one costs.
- No-show What a no-show means in NEMT: how states and brokers define it, how long drivers must wait, the calls to make before leaving, and rider vs provider no-shows.
- Trip leg A NEMT trip leg is one one-way ride from pickup to drop-off. How legs are counted, why billing, scheduling, and records work per leg, with round trip examples.
- Will-call trip A will-call trip is a NEMT return ride with no set pickup time. What it means, how fast brokers require pickup, and how it differs from a scheduled return.