Q9956 — Injection, octafluoropropane microspheres, per ml
HCPCS/CPT
Prior Authorization
No Prior Auth Required
Code is covered without prior authorization (high confidence)
Medicare Pricing
Work RVU
0.00
Facility
N/A
Non-Facility
N/A
Documentation Required
- All documentation must be maintained in the patient's medical record and made available to the contractor upon request.
- Every page of the record must be legible and include appropriate patient identification information, including complete name and dates of service.
- The documentation must include the legible signature of the physician or non-physician practitioner responsible for and providing the care.
- The submitted medical record must support the use of the selected ICD-10-CM code(s).
Key Coverage Criteria
- CPT code 93355 is used to report transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) performed during transcatheter intracardiac therapies.
- When contrast is used for a complete TEE procedure (probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report), bill CPT code 93312 (HCPCS C8925 for OPPS billing).
- For congenital anomalies, use CPT code 93315 (HCPCS C8926 for OPPS billing) for the complete contrast TEE procedure.
- Hospitals should bill echocardiograms without contrast using the applicable Level 1 CPT code descriptors and guidelines.
- Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is covered when the patient's medical record documents medical necessity consistent with the LCD indications for TTE.
- Contrast (contrast-enhanced) echocardiography is covered when conventional echocardiographic studies were inconclusive and contrast enhancement is needed to complete diagnostic evaluation.
19 Active Policies
A56781 — Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
J06
L33577 — Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
J06
L33693 — Peripheral Venous Ultrasound
J09
L35434 — Oximetry Services
J12
A56505 — Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
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