Contractor-priced
A9504 · PFS Q1 2018 · Historical
No national PFS rate in Q1 2018
Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.
Check for a published amount in your locality.
PFS status evidence
Inspect PFS status evidence
- Code
- A9504
- Release
- Q1 2018, revision 3
- Result
- Contractor-priced
Citations
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Shows this code’s PFS status (C). Result: Contractor-priced.
Physician relative value file (PPRRVU)CMS RVU18AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2018revision 3
This PFS record alone does not establish a $0 allowance or a coverage determination. Any amount from another schedule needs its own evidence.
PPRRVU18_JAN.csv row 596 in rvu18ar1.zip
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HCPCS A9504 has no published national rate. It carries status C (carrier-priced) in the Q1 2018 release. Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. The blank amount means unpriced, not $0.
Why is there no national PFS amount for A9504?
Its status indicator is C (carrier-priced). Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation.
About this code
Tc99m apcitide
Which billing rules and modifiers apply? Copy link
CMS's surgical and split-billing indicators don't adjust A9504's amount.
Global surgery period XXX (does not apply).
Why would a Medicare claim for A9504 be denied or paid less?
These come from CMS indicators on this page, not general billing advice.
- Its status indicator is C (carrier-priced)—Your Medicare Administrative Contractor prices this code case by case, usually after reviewing documentation. See status indicators
- Bilateral surgery: no bilateral adjustment. See billing policy
- Assistant at surgery: restricted without documentation. See billing policy
- Co-surgeons: not permitted. See billing policy
- Team surgery: not permitted. See billing policy
Payer-specific coverage and documentation rules live outside these files, so a claim that clears every check here can still be denied on other grounds.
CMS RVU18AJanuary 1 – March 31, 2018revision 3
Can you bill it with another code? Copy link
Reconciling a contractor-priced payment for A9504 Copy link
What to check (3)
There is no national allowed amount for A9504, so every reconciliation of this line runs against the MAC fee schedule that was in force for the date of service rather than against a national baseline.
- Compare the paid amount against the MAC fee schedule in force for the date of service; there is no national allowed amount here to reconcile against.
- Check for documentation on file before appealing an assistant-at-surgery denial: payment on the -80 or -AS line is restricted for this procedure unless medical necessity is established.
- Reprice the line against the release, locality, setting, modifier and participation status that applied to the date of service before treating any difference as an underpayment.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files; CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files (status indicator field); 42 USC 1395w-4(i)(2) (SSA §1848(i)(2))—Assistants-at-surgery.
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The PFS file shows this code is priced by the contractor. Its amounts come from the MAC-published schedules and effective dates shown above.
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01 PPRRVU18_JAN.csv · Q1 2018 (RVU18A) · row 596—priced by the contractor
- Effective
- January 1 – March 31, 2018
- Locator
- PPRRVU18_JAN.csv in rvu18ar1.zip · row 596 of 16,638 · via CMS
- Fields read
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Cite this rate
HCPCS A9504 National PFS baseline: No national PFS rate (Q1 2018; participating physician; whole service; GPCI 1.000; sequestration excluded). CMS RVU18A, PPRRVU18_JAN.csv row 596. Localis. https://localishealth.com/hcpcs/A9504/2018/A
Past releases are never edited, so the citation stays checkable after CMS publishes a newer one. CMS owns the code description shown for HCPCS Level II codes. Methodology · Plain-text summary · JSON
How has it changed? Copy link
When does this rate change?
CMS publishes a fee schedule release every quarter (January, April, July, October), and each is versioned here. See what changed each release, or get an email when a new release moves rates.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value Files.
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