The following procedures have been designated “YY,” or safe to be performed in an ambulatory surgery setting:
- A9581 — Injection, gadoxetate disodium, 1 mL
- A9582 — Iodine i-123 iobenguane, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 15 millicuries
- A9583 — Injection, gadofosveset trisodium, 1 mL
The following codes had changes made to the CMS long description:
- C8923 — Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes m-mode recording, when performed, complete, without spectral or color doppler echocardiography
- C8924 — Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes m-mode recording, when performed, follow-up or limited study)
- C8928 — Transthoracic echocardiography with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes m-mode recording, when performed, during rest and cardiovascular stress test using treadmill, bicycle exercise and/or pharmocologically-induced stress, with interpretation and report
- L8680 — Implantable neurostimulator electrode, each
The following codes have had coverage changed back to “I,” according to the 2010 corrections:
- S2118 — Metal-on-metal total hip resurfacing, including acetabular and femoral components
- S2270 — Insertion of vaginal cylinder for application of radiation source or clinical brachytherapy (report separately in addition to radiation source delivery)
- S3628 — Placental alpha microglobulin-1 rapid immunoassay for detection of rupture of fetal membranes
- S3711 — Circulating tumor cell test
- S3860 — Genetic testing, comprehensive cardiac ion channel analysis, for variants in 5 Major cardiac ion channel genes for individuals with high index of suspicion for familial long qt syndrome (LQTS) or related syndromes
- S3861 — Genetic testing, sodium channel, voltage-gated, type v, alpha subunit (SCN5A) and variants for suspected brugada syndrome
- S3862 — Genetic testing, family-specific ion channel analysis, for blood-relatives of individuals (index case) who have previously tested positive for a genetic variant of a cardiac ion channel syndrome using either one of the above test configurations or confirmed results from another laboratory
- S9433 — Medical food nutritionally complete, administered orally, providing 100 percent of nutritional intake
Read the CMS’s correction file for the 2010 HCPCS codes.
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