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HCPCS Level II/A-Codes/A9500

A9500 HCPCS Level II Code: Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose

Medicare Coverage & Payment

  • Medicare coverage: Carrier judgment (CMS coverage code C)
  • Pricing indicator: 57
  • BETOS: I1E — Standard imaging - nuclear medicine
  • Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2010

Source: CMS HCPCS Level II release. Coverage codes indicate how Medicare treats the code, not whether a specific claim will be paid; payer policy and documentation still govern.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose is a HCPCS Level II code (A9500). CMS assigns coverage code C — Carrier judgment. Short description: Tc99m sestamibi.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to A9500 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • A9501 — Technetium tc-99m teboroxime, diagnostic, per study dose
  • A9502 — Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose
  • A9503 — Technetium tc-99m medronate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 30 millicuries
  • A9504 — Technetium tc-99m apcitide, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 20 millicuries
  • A9505 — Thallium tl-201 thallous chloride, diagnostic, per millicurie
  • A9506 — Graphite crucible for preparation of technetium tc 99m-labeled carbon aerosol, one crucible
  • A9507 — Indium in-111 capromab pendetide, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 10 millicuries
  • A9508 — Iodine i-131 iobenguane sulfate, diagnostic, per 0.5 millicurie
  • A9509 — Iodine i-123 sodium iodide, diagnostic, per millicurie
  • A9510 — Technetium tc-99m disofenin, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 15 millicuries