HCPCS code C7521 — R hrt angio w/ ivus or oct. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 2023. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

C7521

Active

R hrt angio w/ ivus or oct

Catheter placement in coronary artery(ies) for coronary angiography, including intraprocedural injection(s) for coronary angiography with right heart catheterization with endoluminal imaging of initial coronary vessel or graft using intravascular ultrasound (ivus) or optical coherence tomography (oct) during diagnostic evaluation and/or therapeutic intervention including imaging supervision, interpretation and report

Category: Outpatient PPS
Section: C-codes: Outpatient PPS
Effective: Jan 1, 2023
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: E1 — Items / services not paid by Medicare

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of C7521 Medicare will pay for one beneficiary on one date of service. Claims exceeding the MUE are denied or returned for review.

Service Type Max Units / Day
Outpatient Hospital 1
Practitioner Services 1

Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits

Change History

Quarterly changes published by CMS. Revisions may affect the code description, coverage, or rate — review each quarter's changes before submitting claims.

  • New Code 2023-Q1
    R hrt angio w/ ivus or oct