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HCPCS Code for Supply of injectable contrast material for use in echocardiography, per study A9700

HCPCS code A9700 for Supply of injectable contrast material for use in echocardiography, per study as maintained by CMS falls under Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals .

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Supply of injectable contrast material for use in echocardiography, per study

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Echo with contrast non-stress
Hello, I am wondering if I am on the right track with this, one of the physicians that employees me has mentioned possibly doing this for clearer imaging. My question is from what I can tell the onl... [ Read More ]
Limited Echo with Bubble Study in Office
Are any cardiology offices doing Limited Echo Bubble Studies? If so are you billing 93674 with modifier 59, A9700 and appropriate "Q" code? And is any one getting reimbursement by commercial insuran... [ Read More ]
Tee
93312 93320 93325 A9700 J2250 medicare is denying A9700 as of Sept 2013 (invalid procedure) POS 11 Has something changed?? Thanks Karen... [ Read More ]
Non-Stress Echo with Contrast
[b]Non Stress w/contrast[/b] Thanks, I thoought maybe I could just use the 93306 with A9700 for the contrast. I will check out those C codes. Thanks again... [ Read More ]
Microbubbles
I am coding a transesophageal echocardiogram, I know the codes for that but can I, and if so, how do I .........code for "contrast injection of microbubbles performed" Found my answer, A9700... [ Read More ]
Cardiology-nuclear stress test
No modifier is needed. I have been having problems with United Healthare denying A9500 and A9700. They have a contrast material policy on their website, [url]www.unitedhealthcareonline.com[/url]. I... [ Read More ]
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