HCPCS code C8921 — Tte w or w/o fol w/cont, com. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 2008. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

C8921

Active

Tte w or w/o fol w/cont, com

Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for congenital cardiac anomalies; complete

Category: Outpatient PPS
Section: C-codes: Outpatient PPS
Effective: Jan 1, 2008
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: S — Significant procedure — not subject to multiple procedure reduction
OPPS APC: 5573

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of C8921 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

The following codes cannot be billed together with C8921 without appropriate documentation.

Column 2 Code Modifier
C8922 Modifier may bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)