HCPCS Code Q9958

High osmolar contrast material, up to 149 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

Miscellaneous Services (Temporary Codes)

Q9958 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for High osmolar contrast material, up to 149 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml or just “Hocm <=149 mg/ml iodine, 1ml” for short, used in Diagnostic radiology.

HCPCS Code Details - Q9958

HCPCS Level II Code
Miscellaneous Services (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code Q9958
Description

Long description:
High osmolar contrast material, up to 149 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

Short description:
Hocm <=149 mg/ml iodine, 1ml

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 51 - Drugs
Multiple pricing indicator A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
Coverage code D - Special coverage instructions apply
BETOS2 code I1E - Standard imaging - nuclear medicine
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 4 - Diagnostic radiology
Effective date Effective Jul 01, 2005
Date added Added Jul 01, 2005
HCPCS Coding Procedures

HCPCS Modifiers

In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.

Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
“NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment

ASP Drug pricing - Q9958

Effective Code Dosage Payment
Limit		 Vaccine AWP % Vaccine Limit Infusion AWP % DME infusion limit Blood AWP % Blood limit Clotting factor Note
April 1, 2024 - June 30, 2024 1 ML 0.074 - - - - - -
January 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024 1 ML 0.084 - - - - - -
October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 1 ML 0.077 20% - - - - -
Jul 1, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 1 ML 0.077 20% - - - - -
April 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023 1 ML 0.076 20% - - - - -

See also

  • HCPCS Q9957 · Injection, perflutren lipid microspheres, per ml

  • HCPCS Q9959 · High osmolar contrast material, 150-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

  • HCPCS Q9960 · High osmolar contrast material, 200-249 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

  • HCPCS Q9961 · High osmolar contrast material, 250-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

  • HCPCS Q9962 · High osmolar contrast material, 300-349 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

  • HCPCS Q9963 · High osmolar contrast material, 350-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

  • HCPCS Q9964 · High osmolar contrast material, 400 or greater mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml

1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).

2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”