What is the HCPCS code for MRI injection?

Question

I work for a medical billing company and i have been breaking my head looking for the correct code for this injection/contrast that was given to this patient for an MRI. In the past we were using A4647, which is s supply of paramagnetic contrast material, eg; gadolinium, but this code is no longer vaild. Does anybody with medical billing experience know what code I can use? Or maybe knows of a website that helps you out in these situations?

Answer 1

The codes, You are still using have long ago changed. I am posting the following as to what, You need ASAP :

Q9945

LOCM <=149 mg/ml iodine, 1ml

Low osmolar contrast material, up to 149 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml



Q9946

LOCM 150-199 mg /ml iodine, 1 ml

Low osmolar contrast material, 150 - 199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml



Q9947

LOCM 200-249 mg/ml iodine, 1 ml

Low osmolar contrast material, 200 - 249 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml



Q9948

LOCM 250-299 mg/ml iodine, 1 ml

Low osmolar contrast material, 250 - 299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml



Q9949

LOCM 300-349 mg/ml iodine, 1 ml

Low osmolar contrast material, 300 - 349 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml



Q9950

LOCM 350-399 mg /ml iodine, 1 ml

Low osmolar contrast material, 350 - 399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml



Q9951

LOCM >= 400 mg/ml iodine, 1 ml

Low osmolar contrast material, 400 or greater mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml



Q9952

Inj Gad-base MR contrast, ml

Injection, gadolinium-based magnetic resonance contrast agent, per ml



Q9953

Inj Fe-based contrast, ml MR

Injection, iron-based magnetic resonance contrast agent, per ml



Q9954

Oral MR contrast, 100 ml

Oral magnetic resonance contrast agent, per 100 ml



Q9955

Inj perflexane lip micros, ml

Injection, perflexane lipid microspheres, per ml



Q9956

Inj octafluoropropane mic, ml

Injection, octafluoropropane microspheres, per ml



Q9957

Inj perflutren lip micros, ml

Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml



For future references please look up the following site for all sorts of HCPCS codes and other informations :

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedHCPCSGenInfo/

Good Luck !