HCPCS Code S8080

Scintimammography (radioimmunoscintigraphy of the breast), unilateral, including supply of radiopharmaceutical

Commercial Payers (Temporary Codes)

S8080 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Scintimammography (radioimmunoscintigraphy of the breast), unilateral, including supply of radiopharmaceutical or just “Scintimammography” for short, used in Other medical items or services.

HCPCS Code Details - S8080

HCPCS Level II Code
Commercial Payers (Temporary Codes)
HCPCS Code S8080
Description

Long description:
Scintimammography (radioimmunoscintigraphy of the breast), unilateral, including supply of radiopharmaceutical

Short description:
Scintimammography

HCPCS Modifier1
HCPCS Pricing indicator 00 - Physician Fee Schedule And Non-Physician Practitioners - Service not separately priced by part B (e.g., services not covered, bundled, used by Part A only, etc.)
Multiple pricing indicator 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B or value is not established
Coverage code I - Not payable by Medicare
BETOS2 code Z2 - Undefined codes
HCPCS Action code N - No maintenance for this code
Type of service 9 - Other medical items or services
Effective date Effective Jan 01, 2001
Date added Added Jan 01, 2001
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

See also

  • HCPCS S8055 · Ultrasound guidance for multifetal pregnancy reduction(s), technical component (only to be used when the physician doing the reduction procedure does not perform the ultrasound, guidance is included in the cpt code for multifetal pregnancy reduction - 59866)

  • HCPCS S8085 · Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (f-18 fdg) imaging using dual-head coincidence detection system (non-dedicated pet scan)

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”