HCPCS code C8931 — Mra, w/dye, spinal canal. Status: Active. Effective Oct 1, 2010. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

C8931

Active

Mra, w/dye, spinal canal

Magnetic resonance angiography with contrast, spinal canal and contents

Category: Outpatient PPS
Section: C-codes: Outpatient PPS
Effective: Oct 1, 2010
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 C8931 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 C8931 without appropriate documentation.

Column 2 Code Modifier
C8932 Modifier cannot bypass edit
J1642 Modifier may bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)

NCCI Edits — Reverse Direction

C8931 cannot be billed together with the following column 1 codes without appropriate documentation.

Column 1 Code Modifier
C8933 Modifier cannot bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)