HCPCS code C9601 — Perc drug-el cor stent bran.
Status: Active.
Effective Jan 1, 2013.
Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.
C9601
ActivePerc drug-el cor stent bran
Percutaneous transcatheter placement of drug-eluting intracoronary stent(s), with coronary angioplasty when performed; each additional branch of a major coronary artery (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Category:
Outpatient PPS
Section:
C-codes: Outpatient PPS
Effective:
Jan 1, 2013
Code type:
alphanumeric
OPPS Status:
N
— Items / services packaged into APC rates
MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits
Maximum units of C9601 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 | 2 |
| Practitioner Services | 2 |
Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits
NCCI Edits
The following codes cannot be billed together with C9601 without appropriate documentation.
Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)