HCPCS code Q9959 — Hocm 150-199mg/ml iodine,1ml. Status: Active. Effective Jul 1, 2005. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

Q9959

Active

Hocm 150-199mg/ml iodine,1ml

High osmolar contrast material, 150-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

Category: Temporary
Section: Q-codes: Temporary Codes
Effective: Jul 1, 2005
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: N — Items / services packaged into APC rates

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of Q9959 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 0
Practitioner Services 0

Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits

NCCI Edits

The following codes cannot be billed together with Q9959 without appropriate documentation.

Column 2 Code Modifier
Q9964 Modifier cannot bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)

NCCI Edits — Reverse Direction

Q9959 cannot be billed together with the following column 1 codes without appropriate documentation.

Column 1 Code Modifier
Q9951 Modifier cannot bypass edit
Q9958 Modifier cannot bypass edit
Q9960 Modifier cannot bypass edit
Q9961 Modifier cannot bypass edit
Q9962 Modifier cannot bypass edit
Q9963 Modifier cannot bypass edit
Q9965 Modifier cannot bypass edit
Q9966 Modifier cannot bypass edit
Q9967 Modifier cannot bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)