A9557 HCPCS Level II code: Technetium tc-99m bicisate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 millicuries
A9557 is the HCPCS code for “Technetium tc-99m bicisate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 millicuries” in CMS’s October 2026 release, in effect from Oct 1, 2026.
Official description
A9557Technetium tc-99m bicisate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 millicuries
Short description: Tc99m bicisate
HCPCS · United States
Medicare details
The indicators CMS publishes with A9557 in its October 2026 file. They describe Medicare’s handling, not another payer’s.
- Medicare coverage
- Carrier judgment
- Medicare pricing
- Other carrier priced
- ASC
- Approved for ambulatory surgical centers
- Type of service
- Diagnostic radiology
- BETOS category
- Standard imaging - nuclear medicine
- Added
- Jan 1, 2006
Where A9557 sits
- 1A codesAmbulance, supplies and miscellaneous
- 2Active code A9557Technetium tc-99m bicisate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 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 A9557 mean?
A9557 is the HCPCS code for “Technetium tc-99m bicisate, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 25 millicuries” in CMS’s HCPCS Level II October 2026 release.
Does Medicare cover A9557?
CMS lists A9557’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 A9557
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