A9520 HCPCS Level II code: Technetium tc-99m tilmanocept, diagnostic, up to 0.5 millicuries
A9520 is the HCPCS code for “Technetium tc-99m tilmanocept, diagnostic, up to 0.5 millicuries” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A9520Technetium tc-99m tilmanocept, diagnostic, up to 0.5 millicuries
Short description: Tc99 tilmanocept diag 0.5mci
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A9520 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Other carrier priced
- Type of service
- Diagnostic radiology
- BETOS category
- Standard imaging - nuclear medicine
- Added
- Jan 1, 2014
Where A9520 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A9520Technetium tc-99m tilmanocept, diagnostic, up to 0.5 millicuries
Source and release
- Data release
- HCPCS Level II · October 2026
- Effective date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CMS
This page is built from the HCPCS Level II catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’s October 2026 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does HCPCS code A9520 mean?
A9520 is the HCPCS code for “Technetium tc-99m tilmanocept, diagnostic, up to 0.5 millicuries” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A9520?
CMS lists A9520’s Medicare coverage as “Carrier judgment” and its pricing as “Other carrier priced”. Coverage and payment still depend on the patient, the setting, the documentation and the payer.
Which HCPCS Level II release does this page use?
It uses CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside A9520
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