HCPCS code C8905 — Mri w/o fol w/cont, brst, un. Status: Active. Effective Oct 1, 2001. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

C8905

Active

Mri w/o fol w/cont, brst, un

Magnetic resonance imaging without contrast followed by with contrast, breast; unilateral

Category: Outpatient PPS
Section: C-codes: Outpatient PPS
Effective: Oct 1, 2001
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: Q3 — Codes that may be paid through a composite APC
OPPS APC: 5572

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of C8905 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

NCCI Edits — Reverse Direction

C8905 cannot be billed together with the following column 1 codes without appropriate documentation.

Column 1 Code Modifier
C8906 Modifier may bypass edit
C8908 Modifier may bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)