C9788Opto-acoustic imaging, breast (including axilla when performed), unilateral, with image documentation, analysis and report, obtained with ultrasound examination

Long descriptor

Opto-acoustic imaging, breast (including axilla when performed), unilateral, with image documentation, analysis and report, obtained with ultrasound examination

Short descriptor

Uni breas optoacoustic imag

Code family

C — Hospital outpatient (OPPS) codes

Status

Terminated Dec 31, 2023

Added to HCPCS

Oct 1, 2023

Action effective date

Jan 1, 2024

Termination date

Dec 31, 2023

Medicare coverage code

D — Special coverage instructions apply

Pricing indicator

53 — Statute

NOC list

Not on the CMS NOC list

Maximum units per day (CMS Medically Unlikely Edits)

No published MUE for C9788. CMS keeps some MUE values confidential, so this does not mean there is no daily unit limit.

Quarterly history

No authoritative public data was located for this field.

No CMS NDC–HCPCS crosswalk rows were located. CMS notes its crosswalks are not a comprehensive list of all NDCs.

Drugs whose NDCs CMS crosswalks to C9788

No authoritative public data was located for this field.

CMS cross-references

• Official CMSThis code cross-references0857T(not in the imported HCPCS files)

CMS cross-reference codes point a deleted or non-Medicare code to a valid code or range; they are not necessarily one-to-one replacements.

• Coverage documents for C9788 NCDs, LCDs, and Billing & Coding articles in the CMS Medicare Coverage Database that mention “C9788”. Covered diagnosis codes are listed in the articles.
• Self-administered drug (SAD) exclusion lists Drugs each MAC excludes from “incident to” Part B coverage because they are usually self-administered.
• Find your Medicare contractor (MAC) A/B and DME MAC jurisdictions by state — local coverage and prior-authorization rules come from your MAC.
• CMS discarded drug (JW/JZ) guidance When the JW and JZ modifiers are required for drugs from single-dose containers.
• NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits CMS MUE tables and quarterly changes for practitioner, outpatient hospital, and DME claims.

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All imported releases, checksums, and import reports are listed on the data sources page.

• A HCPCS code being valid does not mean Medicare or any other payer covers the item; coverage is determined by the payer and the MAC.
• CMS publishes NDC–HCPCS crosswalks to support ASP-based Part B payment; they are not a comprehensive list of NDCs that may be billed with this code.
• Payment limits are national Medicare Part B limits per billing unit, before deductible, coinsurance, and sequestration. They are not commercial payer rates.
• Hospital outpatient (OPPS) payment rates and status indicators are not included in this release.
• MUE values are the published CMS NCCI limits for Medicare fee-for-service claims; other payers may apply their own unit limits, and CMS keeps some MUE values confidential.