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HCPCS Level II/C-Codes/C8921

C8921 HCPCS Level II Code: Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; complete

Medicare Coverage & Payment

  • Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply (CMS coverage code D)
  • Pricing indicator: 53
  • BETOS: I3C — Echography/ultrasonography - heart
  • Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2008

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

Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; complete is a HCPCS Level II code (C8921). CMS assigns coverage code D — Special coverage instructions apply. Short description: Tte w or w/o fol w/cont, com.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official HCPCS Level II classifications closest to C8921 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • C8913 — Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast, lower extremity
  • C8914 — Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast followed by with contrast, lower extremity
  • C8918 — Magnetic resonance angiography with contrast, pelvis
  • C8919 — Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast, pelvis
  • C8920 — Magnetic resonance angiography without contrast followed by with contrast, pelvis
  • C8922 — Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; follow-up or limited study
  • C8923 — Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2d), includes m-mode recording, when performed, complete, without spectral or color doppler echocardiography
  • C8924 — Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2d), includes m-mode recording, when performed, follow-up or limited study
  • C8925 — Transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real time with image documentation (2d) (with or without m-mode recording); including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report
  • C8926 — Transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; including probe placement, image acquisition, interpretation and report