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HCPCS Level II/A-Codes/A9540

A9540 HCPCS Level II Code: Technetium tc-99m macroaggregated albumin, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 10 millicuries

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, 2006

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 macroaggregated albumin, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 10 millicuries is a HCPCS Level II code (A9540). CMS assigns coverage code C — Carrier judgment. Short description: Tc99m maa.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to A9540 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • A9532 — Iodine i-125 serum albumin, diagnostic, per 5 microcuries
  • A9536 — Technetium tc-99m depreotide, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 35 millicuries
  • A9537 — Technetium tc-99m mebrofenin, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 15 millicuries
  • A9538 — Technetium tc-99m pyrophosphate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 millicuries
  • A9539 — Technetium tc-99m pentetate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 millicuries
  • A9541 — Technetium tc-99m sulfur colloid, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 20 millicuries
  • A9542 — Indium in-111 ibritumomab tiuxetan, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 5 millicuries
  • A9543 — Yttrium y-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan, therapeutic, per treatment dose, up to 40 millicuries
  • A9544 — Iodine i-131 tositumomab, diagnostic, per study dose
  • A9545 — Iodine i-131 tositumomab, therapeutic, per treatment dose