C9461 HCPCS Level II Code: Choline c 11, diagnostic, per study dose
Coding at a Glance
- CMS cross-references
- 1 related code
Medicare Coverage & Payment
- CMS short descriptor: Choline c 11, diagnostic
- Medicare coverage: Special coverage instructions apply (CMS coverage code D)
- Pricing indicator: 53
- BETOS: I1E — Standard imaging - nuclear medicine
- Last CMS action effective: January 1, 2017
- Terminated: December 31, 2016
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.
Code Set: Removed from the code set — not valid on or after January 1, 2017.
Change history
- January 1, 2017Removed from the code setCholine c 11, diagnostic, per study dose
- April 1, 2016Added to the code setCholine c 11, diagnostic, per study dose
Related Codes
CMS cross-reference: code to use instead
The CMS HCPCS Level II code set carries an explicit cross-reference from this code (deleted or not valid for Medicare) to this code. A cross-referenced code can itself have been retired since; a terminated target is marked.
A9515 — Choline c-11, diagnostic, per study dose up to 20 millicuries
Contextual Map
Every relationship of C9461 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.
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CMS cross-reference
- A9515 — Choline c-11, diagnostic, per study dose up to 20 millicuries[Cross-referenced to]
Change history (2)
- January 1, 2017 — Removed from the code set [Change history]
- and 1 more
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