HCPCS code C8927 — Tee w or w/o fol w/cont, mon. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 2026. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

C8927

Active

Tee w or w/o fol w/cont, mon

Transesophageal echocardiography (tee) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for monitoring purposes, including probe placement, real time 2-dimensional image acquisition and interpretation leading to ongoing (continuous) assessment of (dynamically changing) cardiac pumping function and to therapeutic measures on an immediate time basis

Category: Outpatient PPS
Section: C-codes: Outpatient PPS
Effective: Jan 1, 2026
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: S — Significant procedure — not subject to multiple procedure reduction
OPPS APC: 5573

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of C8927 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

C8927 cannot be billed together with the following column 1 codes without appropriate documentation.

Column 1 Code Modifier
C8928 Modifier cannot bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)

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 2026-Q1
    Tee w or w/o fol w/cont, mon