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HCPCS Level II/A-Codes/A9556

A9556 HCPCS Level II Code: Gallium ga-67 citrate, diagnostic, per millicurie

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

Gallium ga-67 citrate, diagnostic, per millicurie is a HCPCS Level II code (A9556). CMS assigns coverage code C — Carrier judgment. Short description: Ga67 gallium.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to A9556 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • A9551 — Technetium tc-99m succimer, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 10 millicuries
  • A9552 — Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries
  • A9553 — Chromium cr-51 sodium chromate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 250 microcuries
  • A9554 — Iodine i-125 sodium iothalamate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 10 microcuries
  • A9555 — Rubidium rb-82, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 60 millicuries
  • A9557 — Technetium tc-99m bicisate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 millicuries
  • A9558 — Xenon xe-133 gas, diagnostic, per 10 millicuries
  • A9559 — Cobalt co-57 cyanocobalamin, oral, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 1 microcurie
  • A9560 — Technetium tc-99m labeled red blood cells, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 30 millicuries
  • A9561 — Technetium tc-99m oxidronate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 30 millicuries